HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA | CANADA B3H 4R2 | +1 (902) 494-2211
Jeffrey Pierce
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2008, Carnegie Mellon University, Chem Eng.
E-mail: jeffrey.pierce@dal.ca
Phone: (902) 494-8905
Fax: (902) 494-5191
Research Interests: Atmospheric Aerosols, Clouds and Climate
with clouds and climate. Changes in atmospheric aerosols (airborne
particles) due to human-generated pollution affects the earth's
climate by interacting with the sun and earth's radiation and by
modifying clouds. The extent to which this increased aerosol
concentration has affected climate is generally regarded to be one of
the most uncertain gaps in our understanding of recent climate change.
Aerosols also affect human health and decrease visibility, so it is
important to understand the processes that control aerosol
concentrations in the atmosphere in order to protect quality of life.
We use a combination of atmospheric models from plume-scale to
global-scale in conjunction with satellite-based and field data to
better understand the aerosol-cloud-climate system.