Articles | Volume 24, issue 18
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-10323-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-10323-2024
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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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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.
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