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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-9059-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-9059-2024
Research article
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22 Aug 2024
Research article |  | 22 Aug 2024

Differences in aerosol and cloud properties along the central California coast when winds change from northerly to southerly

Kira Zeider, Grace Betito, Anthony Bucholtz, Peng Xian, Annette Walker, and Armin Sorooshian

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The predominant wind direction along the California coast (northerly) reverses several times during the summer (to southerly). The effects of these wind reversals on aerosol and cloud characteristics are not well understood. Using data from multiple datasets we found that southerly flow periods had enhanced signatures of anthropogenic emissions due to shipping and continental sources, and clouds had more but smaller droplets.
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