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Two opposing effects of absorbing aerosols on global‐mean precipitation
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Absorbing aerosols affect global‐mean precipitation primarily in two ways. They give rise to stronger shortwave atmospheric heating, which acts to suppress precipitation. Depending on the top‐of‐the‐atmosphere radiative flux change, they can also warm up the surface with a tendency to increase precipitation. Here, we present a theoretical framework that takes into account both effects, and apply it to analyze the hydrological responses to increased black carbon burden simulated with a general circulation model. It is found that the damping effect of atmospheric heating can outweigh the enhancing effect of surface warming, resulting in a net decrease in precipitation. The implications for moist convection and general circulation are discussed.
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- Authors
- Ming, Y., Ramaswamy, V., & Persad, G.
- Venue
- Geophysical Research Letters
- Publisher
- American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- Published
- 2010-07
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 13
- ISSN
- 0094-8276 (ISSN-L)
- 1944-8007
- OpenAlex
- W1657555049
- Cited by
- 187
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 9.72
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
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