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Articles | Volume 20, issue 6
Articles | Volume 20, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-3713-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-3713-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 20, issue 6
Research article
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27 Mar 2020
Research article |  | 27 Mar 2020

The significant impact of aerosol vertical structure on lower atmosphere stability and its critical role in aerosol–planetary boundary layer (PBL) interactions

Tianning Su, Zhanqing Li, Chengcai Li, Jing Li, Wenchao Han, Chuanyang Shen, Wangshu Tan, Jing Wei, and Jianping Guo

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We study the role of aerosol vertical distribution in thermodynamic stability and PBL development. Under different aerosol vertical structures, the diurnal cycles of PBLH and PM2.5 show distinct characteristics. Large differences in the heating rate affect atmospheric buoyancy and stability differently under different aerosol structures. As a result, the aerosol–PBL interaction can be strengthened by the inverse aerosol structure and potentially neutralized by the decreasing structure.
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