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Aerosol-deep convection interaction based on joint cell-thermal tracking in Large Eddy Simulations during the TRACER campaign
Daniel Hernandez-Deckers
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Departamento de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Toshihisa Matsui
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Code 612, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Earth System Science Interdisciplanary Center – ESSIC, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Takamichi Iguchi
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Code 612, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Earth System Science Interdisciplanary Center – ESSIC, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Kelcy Brunner
National Wind Institute, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
Eric Bruning
Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
Marcus van Lier-Walqui
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, NY, USA
Center for Climate System Research (CCSR), The Earth Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Edward R. Mansell
NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, OK, USA
Tamanna Subba
Environmental Science and Technologies Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA
Chongai Kuang
Environmental Science and Technologies Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA
Michael P. Jensen
Environmental Science and Technologies Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA
Scott Braun
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Code 612, Greenbelt, MD, USA
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Aerosols from air pollution affect weather and climate in various ways. Uncertainties remain on their interactions with clouds, in particular via microphysics (processes related to phase-changes of water that generate rain and lightning). We investigate this with high resolution simulations, focusing on cumulus thermals (the rising bubbles in clouds). We describe the thermals’ roles in these interactions, and identify related mesoscale feedback that enhance convection under polluted conditions.
Aerosols from air pollution affect weather and climate in various ways. Uncertainties remain on...
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