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	CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES CAS conducts fundamental investigations of the atmosphere related to climate and climate change. The current focus of CAS researchers is on the following major topics: Physics and Chemistry of the particles in the atmosphere Role of aerosols, clouds and water vapor in climate Role of aerosols in the asian monsoon and the hydrological cycle Chemistry of the tropical troposphere Chemistry of the Stratosphere Climate feedback due to convection, clouds and water vapor Monsoon dynamics Bio-optics in the ocean HEADLINES UC San Diego researchers share prestigious Cozzarelli Prize Experts at UCSD's Scripps Institution of Oceanography Available to Discuss New Climate Change Report Scripps News at 2006 AGU Fall Meeting What Happens Once Global Warming is at Full Power? Reducing air pollution could increase rice harvests in India, suggests new UC study