Primary Convener:
Morgan Gorris, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Convener:
Allison Steiner, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Kathleen Weathers, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Behzad Ghanbarian, University of Texas at Arlington

Chair:
Morgan Gorris, University of California Irvine
Allison Steiner, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Behzad Ghanbarian, University of Texas at Arlington
Kathleen Weathers, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

Bioaerosols are atmospheric aerosol particles derived from myriad sources in the Earth System, including viruses, bacteria, fungal spores, pollen, and other plant fragments. They vary in size and shape, composition and cloud-influencing abilities, and emission source. In addition to potential climate and atmospheric impacts, many bioaerosols impact human health via inhalation. These dominantly organic particles have been challenging to identify in the atmosphere, although interest in their atmospheric transport and fate is burgeoning. Bioaerosols may be altered by, and in turn alter, physical or chemical atmospheric processes, leading to a unique biome of organic particles in the atmosphere. This session was inspired by a recent Bioaearosols in the Earth System workshop to identify interdisciplinary frontiers. It will focus on observational and modeling studies of all types of bioaerosols, their interactions, fate in the atmosphere, socio-environmental impacts, and frontier research questions interconnecting Atmospheric Sciences, Hydrology, Biogeosciences, and GeoHealth.

Index Terms
3322 Land|atmosphere interactions
0426 Biosphere|atmosphere interactions
0240 Public health
1813 Eco-hydrology

Suggested Itineraries:
Biochemistry

Neighborhoods:
1. Science Nexus