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Research article
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03 Mar 2023
Research article |
| 03 Mar 2023
| 03 Mar 2023
Self-lofting of wildfire smoke in the troposphere and stratosphere: simulations and space lidar observations
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Albert Ansmann
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Jonas Witthuhn
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Hartwig Deneke
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Alexandra Chudnovsky
Porter School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Gregor Walter
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Fabian Senf
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
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This study shows that smoke layers can reach the tropopause via the self-lofting effect within 3–7 d in the absence of pyrocumulonimbus convection if the
aerosol optical thickness is larger than approximately 2 for a longer time period. When reaching the stratosphere, wildfire smoke can sensitively influence the stratospheric composition on a hemispheric scale and thus can affect the Earth’s climate and the ozone layer.
This study shows that smoke layers can reach the tropopause via the self-lofting effect within...
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