Observed aerosol suppression of cloud ice in low-level Arctic mixed-phase clouds
Abstract
Here, the interactions that occur between aerosols and a mixed-phase cloud system, and the subsequent alteration of the microphysical state of such clouds, are a problem that has yet to be well constrained. Advancing our understanding of aerosol–ice processes is necessary to determine the impact of natural and anthropogenic emissions on Earth's climate and to improve our capability to predict future climate states. This paper deals specifically with how aerosols influence ice mass production in low-level Arctic mixed-phase clouds. In this study, a 9-year record of aerosol, cloud and atmospheric state properties is used to quantify aerosol influence on ice production in mixed-phase clouds. It is found that mixed-phase clouds present in a clean aerosol state have higher ice water content (IWC) by a factor of 1.22 to1.63 at cloud base than do similar clouds in cases with higher aerosol loading. We additionally analyze radar-derived mean Doppler velocities to better understand the drivers behind this relationship, and we conclude tha taerosol induced reduction of the ice crystal nucleation rate, together with decreased riming rates in polluted clouds, are likely influences on the observed reductions in IWC.
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- Univ. of Colorado, Denver, CO (United States); Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
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- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER). Earth and Environmental Systems Science Division
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1471429
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- OSTI ID: 1502124; OSTI ID: 1673426
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0013306; SC0011918; SC0008794
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- Published Article
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- Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Online)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Online) Journal Volume: 18 Journal Issue: 18; Journal ID: ISSN 1680-7324
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- Copernicus Publications, EGU
- Country of Publication:
- Germany
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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Norgren, Matthew S., de Boer, Gijs, and Shupe, Matthew D. Observed aerosol suppression of cloud ice in low-level Arctic mixed-phase clouds. Germany: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.5194/acp-18-13345-2018.
Norgren, Matthew S., de Boer, Gijs, & Shupe, Matthew D. Observed aerosol suppression of cloud ice in low-level Arctic mixed-phase clouds. Germany. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-13345-2018
Norgren, Matthew S., de Boer, Gijs, and Shupe, Matthew D. Wed .
"Observed aerosol suppression of cloud ice in low-level Arctic mixed-phase clouds". Germany. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-13345-2018.
@article{osti_1471429,
title = {Observed aerosol suppression of cloud ice in low-level Arctic mixed-phase clouds},
author = {Norgren, Matthew S. and de Boer, Gijs and Shupe, Matthew D.},
abstractNote = {Here, the interactions that occur between aerosols and a mixed-phase cloud system, and the subsequent alteration of the microphysical state of such clouds, are a problem that has yet to be well constrained. Advancing our understanding of aerosol–ice processes is necessary to determine the impact of natural and anthropogenic emissions on Earth's climate and to improve our capability to predict future climate states. This paper deals specifically with how aerosols influence ice mass production in low-level Arctic mixed-phase clouds. In this study, a 9-year record of aerosol, cloud and atmospheric state properties is used to quantify aerosol influence on ice production in mixed-phase clouds. It is found that mixed-phase clouds present in a clean aerosol state have higher ice water content (IWC) by a factor of 1.22 to1.63 at cloud base than do similar clouds in cases with higher aerosol loading. We additionally analyze radar-derived mean Doppler velocities to better understand the drivers behind this relationship, and we conclude tha taerosol induced reduction of the ice crystal nucleation rate, together with decreased riming rates in polluted clouds, are likely influences on the observed reductions in IWC.},
doi = {10.5194/acp-18-13345-2018},
journal = {Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Online)},
number = 18,
volume = 18,
place = {Germany},
year = {Wed Sep 19 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Wed Sep 19 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}
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