This study evaluates the vertical profiles of aerosol and cloud optical properties in 40 dominated dust and smoke regions in Western-Northern Africa (WNA) and Central-Southern Africa (CSA), respectively, from the surf...This study evaluates the vertical profiles of aerosol and cloud optical properties in 40 dominated dust and smoke regions in Western-Northern Africa (WNA) and Central-Southern Africa (CSA), respectively, from the surface to 10km and from 2008 to 2011 based on LIVAS (LIdar climatology of Vertical Aerosol Structure for space-based lidar simulation studies). Aerosol extinction (AE), aerosol backscatter (AB), and aerosol depolarization (AD) generally increase from the surface to 1.2 km and decrease from 1.2 km to the upper layers in both WNA and CSA. AE and AB in CSA (maximum of 0.13 km<sup>-1</sup>, 0.14 km<sup>-1</sup>, 0.0021 km<sup>-1</sup>‧sr<sup>-1</sup>, 0.0033 km<sup>-1</sup>‧sr<sup>-1</sup>) are higher than in WNA (maximum of 0.07 km<sup>-1</sup>, 0.08 km<sup>-1</sup>, 0.0017 km<sup>-1</sup>‧sr<sup>-1</sup>, 0.0015 km<sup>-1</sup>‧sr<sup>-1</sup>) at 532 and 1064 nm respectively. AD in WNA (maximum of 0.25) is significantly higher than in CSA (maximum of 0.05). There is a smooth change with the height of cloud extinction and backscatter in WNA and CSA, while there is a remarkable increase of cloud depolarization with height, whereby it is high in CSA and low in WNA due to high and low fraction of cirrus respectively. Altocumulus has the highest extinction in NA (0.0139 km<sup>-1</sup>), CA (0.058 km<sup>-1</sup>), WA (0.013 km<sup>-1</sup>), while low overcast transparent (0.76 km<sup>-1</sup>) below 1 km in SA. The major findings of this study may contribute to the improvement of our understanding of aerosol-cloud interaction studies in dominated dust and smoke aerosol regions.展开更多
Aerosol particles are of particular importance because of their impacts on cloud development and precipitation processes over land and ocean. Aerosol properties as well as meteorological observations from the Departme...Aerosol particles are of particular importance because of their impacts on cloud development and precipitation processes over land and ocean. Aerosol properties as well as meteorological observations from the Department of Energy Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) platform situated in the Southern Great Plains (SGP) are utilized in this study to illustrate the dependence of continental cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) number concentration (NccN) on aerosol type and transport pathways. ARM-SGP observations from the 2011 Midlatitude Continental Convective Clouds Experiment field campaign are presented in this study and compared with our previous work during the 2009-10 Clouds, Aerosol, and Precipitation in the Marine Boundary Layer field campaign over the current ARM Eastern North Atlantic site. Northerly winds over the SGP reflect clean, continental conditions with aerosol scattering coefficient (~rsp) values less than 20 Mm-1 and Ncct~ values less than 100 cm .3. However, southerly winds over the SGP are responsible for the observed moderate to high correlation (R) among aerosol loading (Crsp 〉 60 Mm 1) and NCCN, carbonaceous chemical species (biomass burning smoke), and precip- itable water vapor. This suggests a common transport mechanism for smoke aerosols and moisture via the Gull' of Mexico, indicating a strong dependence on air mass type. NASA MERRA-2 reanalysis aerosol and chemical data are moderately to highly correlated with surface ARM-SGP data, suggesting that this facility can represent surface aerosol conditions in the SGE especially during strong aerosol loading events that transport via the Gulf of Mexico. Future long-term investigations will help to understand the seasonal influences of air masses on aerosol, CCN, and cloud properties over land in comparison to over ocean.展开更多
中南半岛地区生物物质燃烧活动使其成为东南亚烟雾气溶胶的高值区,排放的烟雾可以传播到南海海域,影响当地层积云的微观特性和降水活动,进而对气候产生影响。本文利用2007—2019年CALIPSO和CloudSat卫星数据筛选了190个烟雾气溶胶与层...中南半岛地区生物物质燃烧活动使其成为东南亚烟雾气溶胶的高值区,排放的烟雾可以传播到南海海域,影响当地层积云的微观特性和降水活动,进而对气候产生影响。本文利用2007—2019年CALIPSO和CloudSat卫星数据筛选了190个烟雾气溶胶与层积云混合的个例,其中中南半岛等陆地上空(代表陆地)的烟雾混合层积云为88个,南海海域(代表海洋)的烟雾混合层积云为102个。基于个例的研究发现:相对于海洋上的烟雾混合层积云,陆地上的烟雾混合层积云中云的液态粒子数浓度(Number concentration of liquid water drops,LNC)、液态粒子有效半径(Geometric mean radius of liquid water drops,LER)和液态水含量(Liquid water content,LWC)的值都更高。与清洁层积云相比,烟雾气溶胶主要通过半直接效应影响海洋上的层积云,而主要作为云凝结核(Cloud condensation nuclei,CCN)通过间接效应影响陆地上的层积云。当气溶胶光学厚度(Aerosol optical depth,AOD)≤0.6时,海洋上烟雾混合层积云内Twomey效应发挥主导作用,而陆地上烟雾混合层积云内反Twomey效应发挥主导作用;当AOD处于0.6~1.2时,烟雾混合层积云的半直接效应发挥主导作用。本文的研究对中南半岛和南海海域的气溶胶与云的相互作用机制有重要参考意义,并为改进模式结果提供理论支持。展开更多
文摘This study evaluates the vertical profiles of aerosol and cloud optical properties in 40 dominated dust and smoke regions in Western-Northern Africa (WNA) and Central-Southern Africa (CSA), respectively, from the surface to 10km and from 2008 to 2011 based on LIVAS (LIdar climatology of Vertical Aerosol Structure for space-based lidar simulation studies). Aerosol extinction (AE), aerosol backscatter (AB), and aerosol depolarization (AD) generally increase from the surface to 1.2 km and decrease from 1.2 km to the upper layers in both WNA and CSA. AE and AB in CSA (maximum of 0.13 km<sup>-1</sup>, 0.14 km<sup>-1</sup>, 0.0021 km<sup>-1</sup>‧sr<sup>-1</sup>, 0.0033 km<sup>-1</sup>‧sr<sup>-1</sup>) are higher than in WNA (maximum of 0.07 km<sup>-1</sup>, 0.08 km<sup>-1</sup>, 0.0017 km<sup>-1</sup>‧sr<sup>-1</sup>, 0.0015 km<sup>-1</sup>‧sr<sup>-1</sup>) at 532 and 1064 nm respectively. AD in WNA (maximum of 0.25) is significantly higher than in CSA (maximum of 0.05). There is a smooth change with the height of cloud extinction and backscatter in WNA and CSA, while there is a remarkable increase of cloud depolarization with height, whereby it is high in CSA and low in WNA due to high and low fraction of cirrus respectively. Altocumulus has the highest extinction in NA (0.0139 km<sup>-1</sup>), CA (0.058 km<sup>-1</sup>), WA (0.013 km<sup>-1</sup>), while low overcast transparent (0.76 km<sup>-1</sup>) below 1 km in SA. The major findings of this study may contribute to the improvement of our understanding of aerosol-cloud interaction studies in dominated dust and smoke aerosol regions.
基金supported by National Science Foundation Collaborative Research under the award number AGS-1700728 at the University of Arizona and AGS-1700796 at Texas A&M University
文摘Aerosol particles are of particular importance because of their impacts on cloud development and precipitation processes over land and ocean. Aerosol properties as well as meteorological observations from the Department of Energy Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) platform situated in the Southern Great Plains (SGP) are utilized in this study to illustrate the dependence of continental cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) number concentration (NccN) on aerosol type and transport pathways. ARM-SGP observations from the 2011 Midlatitude Continental Convective Clouds Experiment field campaign are presented in this study and compared with our previous work during the 2009-10 Clouds, Aerosol, and Precipitation in the Marine Boundary Layer field campaign over the current ARM Eastern North Atlantic site. Northerly winds over the SGP reflect clean, continental conditions with aerosol scattering coefficient (~rsp) values less than 20 Mm-1 and Ncct~ values less than 100 cm .3. However, southerly winds over the SGP are responsible for the observed moderate to high correlation (R) among aerosol loading (Crsp 〉 60 Mm 1) and NCCN, carbonaceous chemical species (biomass burning smoke), and precip- itable water vapor. This suggests a common transport mechanism for smoke aerosols and moisture via the Gull' of Mexico, indicating a strong dependence on air mass type. NASA MERRA-2 reanalysis aerosol and chemical data are moderately to highly correlated with surface ARM-SGP data, suggesting that this facility can represent surface aerosol conditions in the SGE especially during strong aerosol loading events that transport via the Gulf of Mexico. Future long-term investigations will help to understand the seasonal influences of air masses on aerosol, CCN, and cloud properties over land in comparison to over ocean.
文摘中南半岛地区生物物质燃烧活动使其成为东南亚烟雾气溶胶的高值区,排放的烟雾可以传播到南海海域,影响当地层积云的微观特性和降水活动,进而对气候产生影响。本文利用2007—2019年CALIPSO和CloudSat卫星数据筛选了190个烟雾气溶胶与层积云混合的个例,其中中南半岛等陆地上空(代表陆地)的烟雾混合层积云为88个,南海海域(代表海洋)的烟雾混合层积云为102个。基于个例的研究发现:相对于海洋上的烟雾混合层积云,陆地上的烟雾混合层积云中云的液态粒子数浓度(Number concentration of liquid water drops,LNC)、液态粒子有效半径(Geometric mean radius of liquid water drops,LER)和液态水含量(Liquid water content,LWC)的值都更高。与清洁层积云相比,烟雾气溶胶主要通过半直接效应影响海洋上的层积云,而主要作为云凝结核(Cloud condensation nuclei,CCN)通过间接效应影响陆地上的层积云。当气溶胶光学厚度(Aerosol optical depth,AOD)≤0.6时,海洋上烟雾混合层积云内Twomey效应发挥主导作用,而陆地上烟雾混合层积云内反Twomey效应发挥主导作用;当AOD处于0.6~1.2时,烟雾混合层积云的半直接效应发挥主导作用。本文的研究对中南半岛和南海海域的气溶胶与云的相互作用机制有重要参考意义,并为改进模式结果提供理论支持。