Abstract:Impacts of aerosol on cloud and precipitation are important to climatic system, atmospheric environment and hydrologic cycle. As microphysical process of effects of cloud condensation nuclei(CCN) and atmospheric ice nuclei(IN) on cloud, aerosol particles can further affect the formation of rain, snow, hail, and other forms of precipitation. In recent years, great progresses have been made in understanding the chemical composition and microphysical properties of aerosols as well as the influence of aerosol as CCN and IN on precipitation. The concept, source, direct and indirect effects of aerosols are introduced in this paper, and the research progresses in the mechanism of aerosol on the interactions of cloud and precipitation are reviewed. Furthermore, data of aerosols from satellites remote sensing ground observation and airborne detection in recent years are summerized and the possible physical mechanisms of influence of aerosols on cloud and precipitation are discussed in this review. On the basis of the predecessors' research progresses, the future research direction was put forward.