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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-13403-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-13403-2024
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05 Dec 2024
Research article |  | 05 Dec 2024

The impact of aerosol on cloud water: a heuristic perspective

Fabian Hoffmann, Franziska Glassmeier, and Graham Feingold

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The Impact of Aerosol on Cloud Water: A Heuristic Perspective Fabian Hoffmann et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10957468

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Clouds constitute a major cooling influence on Earth's climate system by reflecting a large fraction of the incident solar radiation back to space. This ability is controlled by the number of cloud droplets, which is governed by the number of aerosol particles in the atmosphere, laying the foundation for so-called aerosol–cloud–climate interactions. In this study, a simple model to understand the effect of aerosol on cloud water is developed and applied.
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