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This is never included in any stories of ice melt suricat ; I take it you are talking about UV
Oh. Another late post. Guess this is a part of my lifestyle!
Yes and no! Solid particulates are included with aerosols, but are really a different animal altogether. This may sound like a pun on words, but it isn't. A true "aerosol" is a compound that "evaporates" in air to the singular molecule level of its compound state. A "particulate" aerosol is a compound that doesn't evaporate in air to the singular molecule level of its compound state. Aerosols are reduced to their molecule level in the atmosphere, but solid particulates are not. Personally, I think that these aerosols should be separately categorised, but they're not. C'est la vie!
A word on absorption. Both solar insolation and OLR may, or may not, be absorbed by a single molecule of a true "aerosol" (depending on it's absorption spectrum). However, a "particulate" (a particle consisting of many molecules) represents a "surface albedo" that only reflects, or absorbs, insolation. When it absorbs, it warms the surrounding atmosphere altering the CC relationship for humidity and can generate "IR down-welling". However, when in ice, it just warms the ice more.
Either scenario for particulates also robs the ocean of warmth (global dimming).
Best regards, suricat.