Articles | Volume 14, issue 21
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-11935-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-11935-2014
Research article
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13 Nov 2014
Research article |  | 13 Nov 2014

The effects of aerosols on water cloud microphysics and macrophysics based on satellite-retrieved data over East Asia and the North Pacific

T. Michibata, K. Kawamoto, and T. Takemura

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This study examines the characteristics of the microphysics and macrophysics of water clouds from East Asia to the North Pacific, using data from CloudSat and MODIS retrievals. We demonstrate regional and seasonal characteristics of the cloud vertical structure and found a difference in the “contoured frequency by optical-depth diagram” (CFODD) between the pristine oceanic area and the polluted land area, implying aerosol-–cloud interaction.
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