Articles | Volume 16, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-5781-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-5781-2016
Research article
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11 May 2016
Research article |  | 11 May 2016

Relationship between low-cloud presence and the amount of overlying aerosols

Chul Eddy Chung, Anna Lewinschal, and Eric Wilcox

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This is the first study looking at the amount of aerosols above cloud to see whether the amount is greater or less than in nearby clear skies at the same heights. We find that the aerosol amount over cloud differs a lot from that in nearby clear skies over some areas. These results give an indication, for the first time, that clouds might affect the amount of overlying aerosols.
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