[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 …
Physical science research needed to evaluate the viability and risks of marine cloud brightening
Marine cloud brightening (MCB) is the deliberate injection of aerosol particles into shallow
marine clouds to increase their reflection of solar radiation and reduce the amount of energy …
marine clouds to increase their reflection of solar radiation and reduce the amount of energy …
Machine learning reveals climate forcing from aerosols is dominated by increased cloud cover
Aerosol–cloud interactions have a potentially large impact on climate but are poorly
quantified and thus contribute a substantial and long-standing uncertainty in climate …
quantified and thus contribute a substantial and long-standing uncertainty in climate …
Invisible ship tracks show large cloud sensitivity to aerosol
Cloud reflectivity is sensitive to atmospheric aerosol concentrations because aerosols
provide the condensation nuclei on which water condenses. Increased aerosol …
provide the condensation nuclei on which water condenses. Increased aerosol …
Aerosol-cloud-climate cooling overestimated by ship-track data
The effect of anthropogenic aerosol on the reflectivity of stratocumulus cloud decks through
changes in cloud amount is a major uncertainty in climate projections. In frequently …
changes in cloud amount is a major uncertainty in climate projections. In frequently …
[HTML][HTML] The CLoud–Aerosol–Radiation interaction and forcing: Year 2017 (CLARIFY-2017) measurement campaign
The representations of clouds, aerosols, and cloud–aerosol–radiation impacts remain some
of the largest uncertainties in climate change, limiting our ability to accurately reconstruct …
of the largest uncertainties in climate change, limiting our ability to accurately reconstruct …
General circulation models simulate negative liquid water path–droplet number correlations, but anthropogenic aerosols still increase simulated liquid water path
J Mülmenstädt, E Gryspeerdt, S Dipu… - Atmospheric …, 2024 - acp.copernicus.org
General circulation models'(GCMs) estimates of the liquid water path adjustment to
anthropogenic aerosol emissions differ in sign from other lines of evidence. This reduces …
anthropogenic aerosol emissions differ in sign from other lines of evidence. This reduces …
[HTML][HTML] Objectively combining climate sensitivity evidence
N Lewis - Climate Dynamics, 2023 - Springer
Recent assessments of climate sensitivity per doubling of atmospheric CO 2 concentration
have combined likelihoods derived from multiple lines of evidence. These assessments …
have combined likelihoods derived from multiple lines of evidence. These assessments …
Aerosol effects on clouds are concealed by natural cloud heterogeneity and satellite retrieval errors
A Arola, A Lipponen, P Kolmonen, TH Virtanen… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
One major source of uncertainty in the cloud-mediated aerosol forcing arises from the
magnitude of the cloud liquid water path (LWP) adjustment to aerosol-cloud interactions …
magnitude of the cloud liquid water path (LWP) adjustment to aerosol-cloud interactions …
Assessing the potential efficacy of marine cloud brightening for cooling Earth using a simple heuristic model
R Wood - Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
A simple heuristic model is described to assess the potential for increasing solar reflection
by augmenting the aerosol population below marine low clouds, which nominally leads to …
by augmenting the aerosol population below marine low clouds, which nominally leads to …