Impacts of solar-absorbing aerosol layers on the transition of stratocumulus to trade cumulus clouds

The effects of an initially overlying layer of solar-absorbing aerosol on the transition of stratocumulus to trade cumulus clouds are examined using large-eddy simulations. For lightly drizzling cloud the transition is generally hastened, resulting mainly from increased cloud droplet number conc...

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Main Authors: X. Zhou, A. S. Ackerman, A. M. Fridlind, R. Wood, P. Kollias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-10-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/17/12725/2017/acp-17-12725-2017.pdf