Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, 2016, 6, 1-144 Published Online January 2016 in SciRes. http://www.scirp.org/journal/acs

Table of Contents

Volume 6 Number 1 January 2016 Downscaling Climate Projections over La Plata Basin

C. Mourão, S. C. Chou, J. Marengo………………………………………………………………..…..………………………………………………………1

Seasonal Variations of Aerosol Optical Properties and Identification of Different Aerosol Types Based on AERONET Data over Sub-Sahara West-Africa

M. Balarabe, K. Abdullah, M. Nawawi……………………………………………………………..…..………………………………………………….13

Analysis of Essential Meteorological Elements Surrounding Typhoon Sinlaku by Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Y. Li, S. Q. Ma, Z. B. Sun…………………………………………………………………..…..………………………………………………………………….29

Validation of a Statistical Forecast Model for Zonda Wind in West Argentina Based on the Vertical Atmospheric Structure

F. A. Norte, S. Simonelli……………………………………………………………………………..…..……………………………………………………….35

Climate Shifts and the Role of Nano Structured Particles in the Atmosphere

B. Ursem……………………………………………………………………………………..…..………………………………………………………………………51

Assessment of Road Dust Contamination in India

D. Sahu, S. Ramteke, N. S. Dahariya, B. L. Sahu, K. S. Patel, L. Matini, J. Nicolas, E. Yubero, J. Hoinkis………………………77

Surface Snow, Firn and Ice Core Composition in Polar Areas in Relation to Atmospheric Aerosol and Gas Concentrations: Critical Aspects

G. Santachiara, F. Belosi, A. Nicosia, F. Prodi…………………………………………..…..…………………………………………………………..89

Fair Plan 8: Earth’s Climate Future—Pope Francis’ Population Mistake

M. E. Schlesinger, M. Ring, E. F. Cross……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………103

Air-Ground Temperature Coupling: Analysis by Means of Thermal Orbits

V. Cermak, L. Bodri………………………………………………………………………..…..………………………………………………………………….112

Organization of Propaganda Forums (Such as COP21) by Some Heads of State Seriously Disturbs Scientific Debates on Real Causes of Climate Global Changes

C. Mbane Biouele……………………………………………………………………………..…..………………………………………………………………123

Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, 2016, 6, 1-144 Published Online January 2016 in SciRes. http://www.scirp.org/journal/acs

Causes of Ozone Layer Depletion and Its Effects on Human: Review

F. Anwar, F. N. Chaudhry, S. Nazeer, N. Zaman, S. Azam………………………………………………………………………………………..129

CH4 Monitoring and Background Concentration at Zhongshan Station, Antarctica

L. G. Bian, Z. Q. Gao, Y. L. Sun, M. H. Ding, J. Tang, R. C. Schnell…………………………………………………………………………….135

The figure on the front cover is from the article published in Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, 2016, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 51-76 by Bob Ursem.