Aerosols' variability and their relationship with climatic parameters over West Africa.

Aerosols' influences on Earth's climate have been documented by several authors. This ranges from scattering and reflecting of shortwave radiation (direct effect) which is also regarded as the "Whitehouse Effect," to the ability to act as condensation nuclei (indirect effect) which results in cloud droplet formation. This broad summary of aerosol's effect on earth's climate has in turn affected some other weather variables either positively or negatively depending on people's perspectives.