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Examination of aerosol indirect effects during cirrus cloud evolution
Flor Vanessa Maciel
Department of Meteorology and Climate Science, San José State
University, San José, 95192, USA
Current address: Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of
California, Los Angeles, 90095, USA
Department of Meteorology and Climate Science, San José State
University, San José, 95192, USA
Ryan Patnaude
Department of Meteorology and Climate Science, San José State
University, San José, 95192, USA
Current address: Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort
Collins, 80521, USA
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Aerosol indirect effects on cirrus clouds are investigated during cirrus evolution, using global-scale in situ observations and climate model simulations. As cirrus evolves, the mechanisms to form ice crystals also change with time. Both small and large aerosols are found to affect cirrus properties. Southern Hemisphere cirrus appears to be more sensitive to additional aerosols. The climate model underestimates ice crystal mass, likely due to biases of relative humidity and vertical velocity.
Aerosol indirect effects on cirrus clouds are investigated during cirrus evolution, using...
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