**6. Conclusion**

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**Figure 9.** 2001−2009 aerosol forcing (natural + anthropogenic) estimate at the TOA. Cloud effects are

**Figure 10.** 2001−2009 aerosol forcing (natural + anthropogenic) estimate at the TOA. Cloud effects are

Thus far, I have discussed fundamental aerosol optical properties and their influences on aerosol forcing, and given an observation-constrained estimate of global aerosol forcing. Although some important topics are not discussed here, the presented material here is a good starting point in studying the science of aerosol radiative forcing in my opinion.
