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Aerosol - Wikipedia
Aerosol is defined as a suspension system of solid or liquid particles in a gas. An aerosol includes both the particles and the suspending gas, which is usually air. [1]

Aerosols and Their Importance | Earth - NASA
The size and composition of aerosol particles affects how far they can travel around the world, their interactions with solar and thermal radiation, and their potential effects on health.

Aerosols: Tiny Particulates in the Air - Center for Science Education
Aerosols help clouds form, and clouds have an impact on climate. The millions of droplets of water that make up a cloud each need a little particle, like an aerosol, to condense upon. More aerosols can create more clouds. Not all clouds have the same effect on climate.

Explainer: What are aerosols? - Science News Explores
Spray paint comes in aerosol cans that release a gas containing tiny, suspended particles of pigment. Lots of tiny particles also are suspended in the gases that make up our atmosphere.

Aerosol | Secondary Keywords: Particles, Pollutants & Atmosphere ...
Aerosol, a system of liquid or solid particles uniformly distributed in a finely divided state through a gas, usually air. Aerosol particles, such as dust, play an important role in the precipitation process, providing the nuclei upon which condensation and freezing take place.

AEROSOL Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of AEROSOL is a suspension of fine solid or liquid particles in gas; also, aerosols plural : the fine particles of an aerosol. How to use aerosol in a sentence.

Introduction to Aerosols - CAICE
When particulate matter is suspended in a gas, it is called an aerosol. When you hear the word “aerosol,” you might think of a can of hairspray or spray paint. When you release the hairspray or spray paint out of its can, it releases a mist of small liquid droplets, called an aerosol spray.

State of the Science FACT SHEET - csl.noaa.gov
The balance between heating and cooling for an aerosol type depends on whether the particles are over land, water (a dark surface), or snow (a white surface), and above or below clouds.