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Research article
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14 Jan 2020
Research article |
| 14 Jan 2020
| 14 Jan 2020
Satellite observations of aerosols and clouds over southern China from 2006 to 2015: analysis of changes and possible interaction mechanisms
R&D Satellite Observations, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), De Bilt, the Netherlands
Jan Fokke Meirink
R&D Satellite Observations, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), De Bilt, the Netherlands
Karl-Göran Karlsson
Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI),
Norrköping, Sweden
Martin Stengel
Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), Offenbach, Germany
Piet Stammes
R&D Satellite Observations, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), De Bilt, the Netherlands
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In this study we analyse aerosol and cloud changes over southern China from 2006 to 2015 and investigate their possible interaction mechanisms. Results show decreasing aerosol loads and increasing liquid cloud cover in late autumn. Further analysis based on various satellite data sets shows consistency with the aerosol semi-direct effect, whereby less absorbing aerosols in the cloud layer would lead to an overall decrease in the evaporation of cloud droplets, thus increasing cloud amount.
In this study we analyse aerosol and cloud changes over southern China from 2006 to 2015 and...
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