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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-11727-2022
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Research article
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09 Sep 2022
Research article |
| 09 Sep 2022
| 09 Sep 2022
Observing short-timescale cloud development to constrain aerosol–cloud interactions
Edward Gryspeerdt
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Space and Atmospheric Physics Group, Imperial College, London, UK
Franziska Glassmeier
Department Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
Graham Feingold
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Chemical Sciences Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Fabian Hoffmann
Meteorological Institute, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
Rebecca J. Murray-Watson
Space and Atmospheric Physics Group, Imperial College, London, UK
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The response of clouds to changes in aerosol remains a large uncertainty in our understanding of the climate. Studies typically look at aerosol and cloud processes in snapshot images, measuring all properties at the same time. Here we use multiple images to characterise how cloud temporal development responds to aerosol. We find a reduction in liquid water path with increasing aerosol, party due to feedbacks. This suggests the aerosol impact on cloud water may be weaker than in previous studies.
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