Articles | Volume 24, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-4065-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-4065-2024
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05 Apr 2024
Research article |  | 05 Apr 2024

Sensitivity of global direct aerosol shortwave radiative forcing to uncertainties in aerosol optical properties

Jonathan Elsey, Nicolas Bellouin, and Claire Ryder

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Radiative effect and forcing sensitivity data and software Jonathan Elsey et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7958296

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Radiative effect and forcing sensitivity data and software Jonathan Elsey et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7958296

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Aerosols influence the Earth's energy balance. The uncertainty in this radiative forcing is large depending partly on uncertainty in measurements of aerosol optical properties. We have developed a freely available new framework of millions of radiative transfer simulations spanning aerosol uncertainty and assess the impact on radiative forcing uncertainty. We find that reducing these uncertainties would reduce radiative forcing uncertainty, but non-aerosol uncertainties must also be considered.
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