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Research article
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02 Jan 2017
Research article |
| 02 Jan 2017
Why do general circulation models overestimate the aerosol cloud lifetime effect? A case study comparing CAM5 and a CRM
Cheng Zhou
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Joyce E. Penner
Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Short summary
Observation-based studies have shown that the aerosol cloud lifetime effect or the increase of cloud liquid water with increased aerosol loading may have been overestimated in climate models. Here, by simulating the same shallow, warm clouds using a global climate model (CAM5) and a cloud resolving model (CRM) which has more complete and detailed cloud physics, we show how a climate model can overestimate the aerosol cloud lifetime effect due to its simplified representation of cloud processes.
Observation-based studies have shown that the aerosol cloud lifetime effect or the increase of...
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