Distinct regional meteorological influences on low-cloud albedo susceptibility over global marine stratocumulus regions

Zhang, Jianhao; Feingold, Graham

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-1073-2023

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-1073-2023

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20 Jan 2023

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| 20 Jan 2023

Distinct regional meteorological influences on low-cloud albedo susceptibility over global marine stratocumulus regions

Jianhao Zhang and Graham Feingold

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RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-1127', Johannes Mülmenstädt, 09 Dec 2022

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AC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-1127', Jianhao Zhang, 29 Dec 2022

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Using observations from space, we show maps of potential brightness changes in marine warm clouds in response to increases in cloud droplet concentrations. The environmental and aerosol conditions in which these clouds reside covary differently in each ocean basin, leading to distinct evolutions of cloud brightness changes. This work stresses the central importance of the covariability between meteorology and aerosol for scaling up the radiative response of cloud brightness changes.