[HTML][HTML] Opportunistic experiments to constrain aerosol effective radiative forcing
Aerosol–cloud interactions (ACIs) are considered to be the most uncertain driver of present-
day radiative forcing due to human activities. The nonlinearity of cloud-state changes to …
day radiative forcing due to human activities. The nonlinearity of cloud-state changes to …
Frontiers in Satellite‐Based Estimates of Cloud‐Mediated Aerosol Forcing
Atmospheric aerosols affect the Earth's climate in many ways, including acting as the seeds
on which cloud droplets form. Since a large fraction of these particles is anthropogenic, the …
on which cloud droplets form. Since a large fraction of these particles is anthropogenic, the …
Substantial cloud brightening from shipping in subtropical low clouds
MS Diamond, HM Director, R Eastman… - AGU …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The influence of aerosol particles on cloud reflectivity remains one of the largest sources of
uncertainty in our understanding of anthropogenic climate change. Commercial shipping …
uncertainty in our understanding of anthropogenic climate change. Commercial shipping …
Spatial aggregation of satellite observations leads to an overestimation of the radiative forcing due to aerosol‐cloud interactions
The estimation of cloud radiative forcing due to aerosol‐cloud interactions, RFaci (also
known as the first indirect effect), relies on approximating the cloud albedo susceptibility to …
known as the first indirect effect), relies on approximating the cloud albedo susceptibility to …
Cloud adjustments from large-scale smoke-circulation interactions strongly modulate the southeast Atlantic stratocumulus-to-cumulus transition
Smoke from southern Africa blankets the southeast Atlantic Ocean from June–October,
producing strong and competing aerosol radiative effects. Smoke effects on the transition …
producing strong and competing aerosol radiative effects. Smoke effects on the transition …
Evaluation of liquid cloud albedo susceptibility in E3SM using coupled eastern North Atlantic surface and satellite retrievals
The impact of aerosol number concentration on cloud albedo is a persistent source of
spread in global climate predictions due to multi-scale, interactive atmospheric processes …
spread in global climate predictions due to multi-scale, interactive atmospheric processes …
[HTML][HTML] Preconditioning of overcast-to-broken cloud transitions by riming in marine cold air outbreaks
F Tornow, AS Ackerman… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
Marine cold air outbreaks (CAOs) commonly form overcast cloud decks that transition into
broken cloud fields downwind, dramatically altering the local radiation budget. In this study …
broken cloud fields downwind, dramatically altering the local radiation budget. In this study …
Effects of intermittent aerosol forcing on the stratocumulus-to-cumulus transition
P Prabhakaran, F Hoffmann… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2024 - acp.copernicus.org
We explore the role of intermittent aerosol forcing (eg, injections associated with marine
cloud brightening) in the stratocumulus-to-cumulus transition (SCT). We simulate a 3 d …
cloud brightening) in the stratocumulus-to-cumulus transition (SCT). We simulate a 3 d …
Projecting stratocumulus transitions on the albedo—Cloud fraction relationship reveals linearity of albedo to droplet concentrations
Satellite images show solid marine stratocumulus cloud decks (Sc) that break up over the
remote oceans. The Sc breakup is initiated by precipitation and is accompanied by a strong …
remote oceans. The Sc breakup is initiated by precipitation and is accompanied by a strong …
Simulating aerosol lifecycle impacts on the subtropical stratocumulus‐to‐cumulus transition using large‐eddy simulations
Observed stratocumulus to cumulus transitions (SCTs) and their sensitivity to aerosols are
studied using a large‐eddy simulation (LES) model that simulates the aerosol lifecycle …
studied using a large‐eddy simulation (LES) model that simulates the aerosol lifecycle …