Limits to the Aerosol Indirect Radiative Effect Derived from Observations of Ship Tracks

Limits to the Aerosol Indirect Radiative Effect Derived from Observations of Ship Tracks

One-kilometer Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) observations of the effects of ships on low-level clouds off the west coast of the United States are used to derive limits for the degree to which clouds might be altered by increases in anthropogenic aerosols. As ships pass beneath low-...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the atmospheric sciences 2002-02, Vol.59 (3), p.668-680
Hauptverfasser: Coakley, James A, Walsh, Christopher D
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Aerosols
Air pollution
Anthropogenic factors
Clouds
Marine
Ships
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Zusammenfassung:One-kilometer Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) observations of the effects of ships on low-level clouds off the west coast of the United States are used to derive limits for the degree to which clouds might be altered by increases in anthropogenic aerosols. As ships pass beneath low-level clouds, particles from their plumes serve as condensation nuclei around which new cloud droplets form.
ISSN:0022-4928
1520-0469
DOI:10.1175/1520-0469(2002)059<0668:LTTAIR>2.0.CO;2