Effect of precipitation on the albedo susceptibility of clouds in the marine boundary layer

A simple model of the marine cloud-topped boundary layer is used to examine the changes in cloud thickness and albedo that result from changes in precipitation as particle concentrations vary. Results indicate that the sensitivity of layer cloud albedo to droplet number concentration is increased by...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature (London) 1994-11, Vol.372 (6503), p.250-252
Hauptverfasser:	Pincus, Robert, Baker, Marcia B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aerosols Albedo Boundary layers Clouds Condensation Convection, turbulence, diffusion. Boundary layer structure and dynamics Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology External geophysics Marine Meteorology
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Zusammenfassung:	A simple model of the marine cloud-topped boundary layer is used to examine the changes in cloud thickness and albedo that result from changes in precipitation as particle concentrations vary. Results indicate that the sensitivity of layer cloud albedo to droplet number concentration is increased by 50-200% when the dependence of cloud thickness on particle number is included.
ISSN:	0028-0836 1476-4687
DOI:	10.1038/372250a0