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| Titel |
Influence of convection and aerosol pollution on ice cloud particle effective radius |
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J. H. Jiang, H. Su, C. Zhai, S. T. Massie, M. R. Schoeberl, P. R. Colarco, S. Platnick, Y. Gu, K.-N. Liou |
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Englisch
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1680-7316
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| Erschienen |
In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics ; 11, no. 2 ; Nr. 11, no. 2 (2011-01-17), S.457-463 |
| Datensatznummer |
250009176
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/acp-11-457-2011.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Satellite observations show that ice cloud effective radius (re)
increases with ice water content (IWC) but decreases with aerosol optical
thickness (AOT). Using least-squares fitting to the observed data, we obtain
an analytical formula to describe the variations of re with IWC and AOT
for several regions with distinct characteristics of re-IWC-AOT
relationships. As IWC directly relates to convective strength and AOT
represents aerosol loading, our empirical formula provides a means to
quantify the relative roles of dynamics and aerosols in controlling re
in different geographical regions, and to establish a framework for
parameterization of aerosol effects on re in climate models. |
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