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Articles | Volume 21, issue 19
Articles | Volume 21, issue 19
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-15103-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-15103-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 21, issue 19
Research article
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12 Oct 2021
Research article |  | 12 Oct 2021

Global evidence of aerosol-induced invigoration in marine cumulus clouds

Alyson Douglas and Tristan L'Ecuyer

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When aerosols enter the atmosphere, they interact with the clouds above in what we term aerosol–cloud interactions and lead to a series of reactions which delay the onset of rain. This delay may lead to increased rain rates, or invigoration, when the cloud eventually rains. We show that aerosol leads to invigoration in certain environments. The strength of the invigoration depends on how large the cloud is, which suggests that it is highly tied to the organization of the cloud system.
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