Geophysical Research Letters · 2010 · 53 citations · 18 references
Natural SciencesEarth SciencesMeteorologyAtmospheric ChemistryAtmospheric ScienceCloud PhysicsAerosol-cloud InteractionsCloud MicrophysicsCloud ProcessesCloud PropertiesCloud-aerosol InteractionsParticulate MatterAerosol Composition EffectsAerosol Direct Effects On CloudsAerosol Effects On Cloud StructureAerosol Indirect EffectsAerosol Indirect Radiative EffectAerosol Radiative Effects On CloudsStratus Clouds
A wide range of California coastal stratus cloud droplet concentrations (N c ) were compared with CCN spectra to provide numerous estimates of cloud supersaturations (S). These revealed the predicted decrease of S with higher CCN concentrations (N CCN ). A significant result was frequent stratus cloud S significantly above 0.3%, especially for more maritime N CCN and N c (i.e., <300 cm −3 ). This means that much smaller and more numerous particles than previously considered interact with the most important clouds for the indirect aerosol effect.
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