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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-2407-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-2407-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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25 Feb 2025
Research article |
| 25 Feb 2025
| 25 Feb 2025
Sensitivity of aerosol and cloud properties to coupling strength of marine boundary layer clouds over the northwest Atlantic
Kira Zeider
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Kayla McCauley
Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
now at: EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA
Sanja Dmitrovic
James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Leong Wai Siu
Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Yonghoon Choi
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Analytical Mechanics Associates, Hampton, VA 23666, USA
Ewan C. Crosbie
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Analytical Mechanics Associates, Hampton, VA 23666, USA
Joshua P. DiGangi
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Glenn S. Diskin
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Simon Kirschler
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, German Aerospace Center, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
John B. Nowak
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Michael A. Shook
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Kenneth L. Thornhill
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Analytical Mechanics Associates, Hampton, VA 23666, USA
Christiane Voigt
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, German Aerospace Center, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
Edward L. Winstead
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Analytical Mechanics Associates, Hampton, VA 23666, USA
Luke D. Ziemba
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Paquita Zuidema
Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Data sets
Aerosol Cloud meTeorology Interactions oVer the western ATlantic Experiment ACTIVATE Science Team https://doi.org/10.5067/SUBORBITAL/ACTIVATE/DATA001
Short summary
In situ aircraft data collected over the northwest Atlantic Ocean are utilized to compare aerosol conditions and turbulence between near-surface and below-cloud-base altitudes for different regimes of coupling strength between those two levels, along with how cloud microphysical properties vary across those regimes. Stronger coupling yields more homogenous aerosol structure vertically along with higher cloud drop concentrations and sea salt influence in clouds.
In situ aircraft data collected over the northwest Atlantic Ocean are utilized to compare...
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