Articles | Volume 25, issue 20
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-13747-2025
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-13747-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Aerosol effective radius governs the relationship between cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) concentration and aerosol backscatter
School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73072, United States
School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73072, United States
Chris A. Hostetler
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, United States
Richard A. Ferrare
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, United States
Sharon P. Burton
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, United States
Richard H. Moore
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, United States
Luke D. Ziemba
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, United States
Ewan Crosbie
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, United States
Analytical Mechanics Associates, Hampton, VA 23666, United States
Armin Sorooshian
Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, United States
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, United States
Cassidy Soloff
Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, United States
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, United States
Jens Redemann
School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73072, United States
Data sets
Aerosol Cloud meTeorology Interactions oVer the western ATlantic Experiment Data ACTIVATE Science Team https://doi.org/10.5067/SUBORBITAL/ACTIVATE/DATA001
Short summary
Small particles that form cloud droplets greatly impact Earth's climate but are very difficult to measure. If we can measure them using satellite-based instruments, we greatly increase the amount of available data on their concentrations. In this study, we find that including information about particle size is most important to measure them accurately from such satellite-based instruments. This can inform future studies on how to obtain more accurate information about small particles.
Small particles that form cloud droplets greatly impact Earth's climate but are very difficult...
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