Distinctive aerosol–cloud–precipitation interactions  in marine boundary layer clouds from the ACE-ENA  and SOCRATES aircraft field campaigns

Zheng, Xiaojian; Dong, Xiquan; Xi, Baike; Logan, Timothy; Wang, Yuan

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-10323-2024

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-10323-2024

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-10323-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 24, issue 18

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18 Sep 2024

Research article |

| 18 Sep 2024

Distinctive aerosol–cloud–precipitation interactions in marine boundary layer clouds from the ACE-ENA and SOCRATES aircraft field campaigns

Xiaojian Zheng, Xiquan Dong, Baike Xi, Timothy Logan, and Yuan Wang

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-10323-2024-supplement

Data sets

Aerosol and Cloud Experiments in the Eastern North Atlantic: Campaign Datasets, Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) User Facility ACE-ENA https://www.arm.gov/research/campaigns/aaf2017ace-ena

Southern Ocean Clouds, Radiation, Aerosol Transport Experimental Study Campaign Dataset SOCRATES https://data.eol.ucar.edu/master_lists/generated/socrates/

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The marine boundary layer aerosol–cloud interactions (ACIs) are examined using in situ measurements from two aircraft campaigns over the eastern North Atlantic (ACE-ENA) and Southern Ocean (SOCRATES). The SOCRATES clouds have more and smaller cloud droplets. The ACE-ENA clouds exhibit stronger drizzle formation and growth. Results found distinctive aerosol–cloud interactions for two campaigns. The drizzle processes significantly alter sub-cloud aerosol budgets and impact the ACI assessments.