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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-10443-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-10443-2025
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15 Sep 2025
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Wildfires heat the middle troposphere over the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau during the peak of fire season

Qiaomin Pei, Chuanfeng Zhao, Yikun Yang, Annan Chen, Zhiyuan Cong, Xin Wan, Haotian Zhang, and Guangming Wu

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This study investigates the impact of smoke on atmospheric warming over the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau (HTP) using MODIS fire data, ground-based and satellite aerosol observations, and model simulations. It finds that smoke aerosols, predominantly concentrated between 6 and 8 km in the mid-troposphere over southern HTP, likely alter regional atmospheric stability by modifying the vertical temperature profile, as indicated by a reduced lapse rate.
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