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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-5263-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-5263-2023
Research article
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10 May 2023
Research article |  | 10 May 2023

Aerosol–cloud impacts on aerosol detrainment and rainout in shallow maritime tropical clouds

Gabrielle R. Leung, Stephen M. Saleeby, G. Alexander Sokolowsky, Sean W. Freeman, and Susan C. van den Heever
Publisher’s note: During proofreading some figures were mixed up and appeared incorrectly in the originally published article. On 20 September 2023 we exchanged the article with the correct version.

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This study uses a suite of high-resolution simulations to explore how the concentration and type of aerosol particles impact shallow tropical clouds and the overall aerosol budget. Under more-polluted conditions, there are more aerosol particles present, but we also find that clouds are less able to remove those aerosol particles via rainout. Instead, those aerosol particles are more likely to be detrained aloft and remain in the atmosphere for further aerosol–cloud interactions.
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