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Title: East Asian Study of Tropospheric Aerosols and their Impact on Regional Clouds, Precipitation, and Climate (EAST-AIRCPC)

Journal Article · · Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
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  1. Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science and ESSICUniversity of Maryland College Park Maryland USA
  2. Division of Geological and Planetary SciencesCalifornia Institute of Technology Pasadena California USA
  3. State Key Laboratory of Severe WeatherChinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences Beijing China
  4. State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource EcologyChinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences Beijing 100875 China
  5. Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric SciencesUniversity of Arizona Tucson Arizona USA
  6. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA USA
  7. College of Atmospheric SciencesLanzhou University Lanzhou China
  8. Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory of Plateau Atmosphere and Environment, School of Atmospheric SciencesChengdu University of Information Technology Chengdu 610225 China
  9. School of Atmospheric SciencesNanjing University Nanjing China
  10. Laboratory of Environmental Model and Data Optima Laurel MD USA
  11. Institute of Earth SciencesHebrew University Jerusalem Israel
  12. Institute of Atmospheric PhysicsChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100029 China
  13. Nanjing University of Information Science &, Technology Nanjing 210044 China
  14. State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing SciencesBeijing Normal University Beijing 100875 China

Aerosols have significant and complex impacts on regional climate in East Asia. Cloud-aerosol-precipitation interaction (CAPI) remains most challenging in climate studies. The quantitative understanding of CAPI requires good knowledge of aerosols, ranging from their formation, composition, transport, as well as their radiative, hygroscopic, and microphysical properties. A comprehensive review is presented here centered on the CAPI based chiefly, but not limited to, publication in the special section named as EAST-AIRcpc, concerning (1) observation of aerosol loading and properties; (2) any relationships between aerosols and meteorological variables affecting CAPI; (3) mechanisms behind CAPI; and (4) quantification of CAPI and their impact on climate. Heavy aerosol loading in East Asia has significant radiative effects by reducing surface radiation, increasing air temperature, and lowering the boundary layer height. A key factor is aerosol absorption which is particularly strong in central China. This absorption can have a wide range of impacts such as creating an imbalance of aerosol radiative forcing at the top and bottom of the atmosphere, leading to inconsistent retrievals of cloud variables from space-borne and ground-based instruments. Aerosol radiative forcing can delay or suppress the initiation and development of convective clouds whose microphysics can be further altered by the microphysical effect of aerosols. For the same cloud thickness, the likelihood of precipitation is influenced by aerosol: suppressing light rain and enhancing heavy rain, delaying but intensifying thunderstorms, and reducing the onset of isolated showers in most parts of China. Rainfall has become more inhomogeneous and more extreme in the heavily polluted urban regions.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830; SC0018996
OSTI ID:
1591708
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1615335; OSTI ID: 1577404
Journal Information:
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Journal Name: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres Journal Issue: 23 Vol. 124; ISSN 2169-897X
Publisher:
American Geophysical UnionCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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