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 …
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 …
Albedo susceptibility of northeastern Pacific stratocumulus: the role of covarying meteorological conditions
Quantification of the radiative adjustment of marine low clouds to aerosol perturbations,
regionally and globally, remains the largest source of uncertainty in assessing current and …
regionally and globally, remains the largest source of uncertainty in assessing current and …
Distinct regional meteorological influences on low-cloud albedo susceptibility over global marine stratocumulus regions
J Zhang, G Feingold - Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2023 - acp.copernicus.org
Marine stratocumuli cool the Earth effectively due to their high reflectance of incoming solar
radiation and persistent occurrence. The susceptibility of cloud albedo to droplet number …
radiation and persistent occurrence. The susceptibility of cloud albedo to droplet number …
Cloud water adjustments to aerosol perturbations are buffered by solar heating in non-precipitating marine stratocumuli
Marine low-level clouds are key to the Earth's energy budget due to their expansive
coverage over global oceans and their high reflectance of incoming solar radiation. Their …
coverage over global oceans and their high reflectance of incoming solar radiation. Their …
Diurnal evolution of non-precipitating marine stratocumuli in a large-eddy simulation ensemble
We explore the cloud system evolution of non-precipitating marine stratocumuli with a focus
on the impacts of the diurnal cycle and free-tropospheric (FT) humidity based on an …
on the impacts of the diurnal cycle and free-tropospheric (FT) humidity based on an …
[HTML][HTML] Microphysical, macrophysical, and radiative responses of subtropical marine clouds to aerosol injections
Ship tracks in subtropical marine low clouds are simulated and investigated using large-
eddy simulations. Five variants of a shallow subtropical stratocumulus-topped marine …
eddy simulations. Five variants of a shallow subtropical stratocumulus-topped marine …
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 …
Deconvolution of boundary layer depth and aerosol constraints on cloud water path in subtropical stratocumulus decks
The liquid water path (LWP) adjustment due to aerosol–cloud interactions in marine
stratocumulus remains a considerable source of uncertainty for climate sensitivity estimates …
stratocumulus remains a considerable source of uncertainty for climate sensitivity estimates …
Cloud microphysical implications for marine cloud brightening: The importance of the seeded particle size distribution
F Hoffmann, G Feingold - Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 2021 - journals.ametsoc.org
Marine cloud brightening (MCB) has been proposed as a viable way to counteract global
warming by artificially increasing the albedo and lifetime of clouds via deliberate seeding of …
warming by artificially increasing the albedo and lifetime of clouds via deliberate seeding of …