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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-705-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-705-2025
Research article
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20 Jan 2025
Research article |  | 20 Jan 2025

Role of a key microphysical factor in mixed-phase stratocumulus clouds and their interactions with aerosols

Seoung Soo Lee, Chang Hoon Jung, Jinho Choi, Young Jun Yoon, Junshik Um, Youtong Zheng, Jianping Guo, Manguttathil G. Manoj, Sang-Keun Song, and Kyung-Ja Ha
Publisher's note: Kyung-Ja Ha was added as co-author to this paper on 24 March 2025. They originally contributed to the manuscript but were missing in the author list upon publication.

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This study attempts to test a general factor that explains differences in the properties of different mixed-phase clouds using a modeling tool. Although this attempt is not to identify a factor that can perfectly explain and represent the properties of different mixed-phase clouds, we believe that this attempt acts as a valuable stepping stone towards a more complete, general way of using climate models to better predict climate change.
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