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Research article
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12 Feb 2019
Research article |
| 12 Feb 2019
| 12 Feb 2019
Relationship between Asian monsoon strength and transport of surface aerosols to the Asian Tropopause Aerosol Layer (ATAL): interannual variability and decadal changes
Cheng Yuan
School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023,
China
Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of
Maryland, College Park, MD 20740, USA
William K. M. Lau
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of
Maryland, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of
Maryland, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of
Maryland, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of
Maryland, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Maureen Cribb
Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of
Maryland, College Park, MD 20740, USA
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Using MERRA-2 reanalysis daily data from 2001 to 2015, we found that during strong South Asian summer monsoon years, the Asian monsoon anticyclone is more expansive and shifted northward. All the CO, carbonaceous aerosols and dust are found to be more abundant in the Asian Tropopause Aerosol Layer (ATAL). ATAL trends are associated with increasing strength of the AMA, with earlier and enhanced vertical transport of ATAL constituents by enhanced overshooting convection over the transport regions.
Using MERRA-2 reanalysis daily data from 2001 to 2015, we found that during strong South Asian...
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