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Effects of Arctic haze on surface cloud radiative forcing

Zhao, Chuanfeng, Garrett, Timothy J.·2015·Geophysical Research Letters

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From 4 years of observations from Barrow, Alaska, it is shown that the cloud radiative impact on the surface is a net warming effect between October and May and a net cooling in summer. During episodes of high surface haze aerosol concentrations and cloudy skies, both the net warming and net cooling are amplified, ranging from +12.2 Wm−2 in February to −11.8 Wm−2 in August. In liquid clouds, approximately 50%–70% of this change is caused by changes in cloud particle effective radius, with the remainder being caused by unknown atmospheric feedbacks that increase cloud water path. While the yearly averaged warming and cooling effects nearly cancel, the timing of the forcing may be a relevant control of the amplitude and timing of sea ice melt.

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  • Transport from lower latitude Asia and Eurasia increases pollutant content in the upper atmosphere, whereas local aerosol emissions affect atmospheric transparency and cloud formation and structure.

    “Transport from lower latitude Asia and Eurasia increases their content in the upper atmosphere, whereas local emissions of aerosols substantially affect the transparency of the atmosphere and the formation and structure of clouds (Stohl et al ., 2013; Zhao and Garrett, 2015).”

    From Ecological and conceptual consequences of Arctic pollution (2020) · cites this paper as Zhao and Garrett, 2015

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Authors
Zhao, C., & Garrett, T. J.
Affiliations
  • Beijing Normal University (CN)
  • University of Utah (US)
Corresponding author
Zhao, Chuanfeng
Venue
Geophysical Research Letters
Published
2015-01-18
Volume
42
Issue
2
Pages
557-564
ISSN
  • 0094-8276 (ISSN-L)
  • 1944-8007
OpenAlex
W1488307296
Cited by
249
References
0
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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Geophysical Research Letters (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2013CB955802)
  • Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (0649570)
  • National Science Foundation (1303965)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Climate variability and models
Keywords
Arctic haze, aerosol-cloud interactions, cloud effective radius, cloud water path, seasonal forcing, sea ice melting, Barrow, Alaska

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