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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-10179-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-10179-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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On the contribution of fast and slow responses to precipitation changes caused by aerosol perturbations
Shipeng Zhang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Philip Stier
Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Duncan Watson-Parris
Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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The relationship between aerosol-induced changes in atmospheric energetics and precipitation responses across different scales is studied in terms of fast (radiatively or microphysically mediated) and slow (temperature-mediated) responses. We introduced a method to decompose rainfall changes into contributions from clouds, aerosols, and clear–clean sky from an energetic perspective. It provides a way to better interpret and quantify the precipitation changes caused by aerosol perturbations.
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