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Investigation of aerosol–cloud interactions under different absorptive aerosol regimes using Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) southern Great Plains (SGP) ground-based measurements
Xiaojian Zheng
Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, University of
Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, University of
Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Xiquan Dong
Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, University of
Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Timothy Logan
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Yuan Wang
Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology,
Pasadena, CA, USA
Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, University of
Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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The continental low-level stratiform cloud susceptibilities to aerosols were investigated under different absorptive aerosol regimes. The weakly absorbing aerosols, which are more hygroscopic, can better activate as cloud condensation nuclei. The favorable thermodynamic condition enhances the cloud susceptibility, while the cloud-layer heating effect induced by strongly absorbing aerosols dampens the cloud susceptibility. Overall, the clouds are more susceptible to the weakly absorbing aerosols.
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