Less pollutants in the form of aerosols are being released, has this an effect on the Earth's temperature?

yes, aerosols considered. global impact of aerosols known, , in particular effect of big changes due major eruptions studied indeed.

suggest increased atmospheric aerosol content masking warming co2 should see, not occurring. i've not found data supports conclusion, time series data on global aerosol content in short supply.

data suggests apart volcanic events, optical depth (how clear air of aerosols) stable. time period 2006, may not enough either confirm or refute 'masking' suggestion
http://climexp.knmi.nl/data/igacp_tau_18...


edit trevor. re "more we’ve once again witnessed effects of global dimming. asian economies expand levels of dimming agents in atmosphere have soared".

shouldn't able see effect? example, if compare beijing (very dimmed) darwin (no dimming), shouldn't see warming has continued in darwin, been masked in beijing? doesn't appear evident in data, or perhaps have misunderstood meant.
global aerosol distribution
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/globalm...
beijing temperature record
http://data.giss.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/gistem...
darwin temperature record
http://data.giss.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/gistemp/show_station.cgi?id=501941200000&dt=1&ds=14

locations weren't 'cherry picked' make point... beijing obvious choice dimming, , darwin first came mind long record, tropical , clean air (from looking @ animation, picked somewhere on east side of land mass, , clear of aerosol change). station history data here (it's online after couple of months absence). http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/station_data/

less pollutants in form of aerosols being released, has effect on earth's temperature?
atmosphere considerably less polluted presumably more sunlight can through, scientists take consideration when working out why globe has warmed?

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