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Signatures of aerosol-cloud interactions in GiOcean: a coupled global reanalysis with two-moment cloud microphysics
Ci Song
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Department of Atmospheric Science, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
Daniel McCoy
Department of Atmospheric Science, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
Andrea Molod
Global Modeling and Assimilation Office, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Donifan Barahona
Global Modeling and Assimilation Office, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Travis Aerenson
Department of Atmospheric Science, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
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Uncertainty in how clouds respond to aerosols limits predictions of future warming. This study uses GiOcean, a global reanalysis with detailed cloud microphysics to represent aerosol–cloud interactions (ACI). We assess warm cloud responses by comparing variables important for ACI between GiOcean and satellite observations and further evaluate changes in cloud properties using a source–sink budget framework.
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