Aerosols, Cloud Microphysics, and Fractional Cloudiness

Albrecht, Bruce A.

doi:10.1126/science.245.4923.1227

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Aerosols, Cloud Microphysics, and Fractional Cloudiness

Albrecht, Bruce A.·1989·Science

DOI 10.1126/science.245.4923.1227

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Increases in aerosol concentrations over the oceans may increase the amount of low-level cloudiness through a reduction in drizzle—a process that regulates the liquid-water content and the energetics of shallow marine clouds. The resulting increase in the global albedo would be in addition to the increase due to enhancement in reflectivity associated with a decrease in droplet size and would contribute to a cooling of the earth's surface.

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More recent studies show that aerosols can also change LWP and total cloud fraction (CF), which also greatly affect the amount of solar radiation reflected by clouds.
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Authors: Albrecht, B. A.
Affiliations: Pennsylvania State University (US)
Corresponding author: Albrecht, Bruce A.
ORCID: Albrecht, Bruce A.
Venue: Science
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Published: 1989-09-15
Volume: 245
Issue: 4923
Pages: 1227-1230
ISSN: 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
1095-9203
DOI: 10.1126/science.245.4923.1227
OpenAlex: W2064943738
Cited by: 4,422
References: 34
Citations by year: 2026: 166 · 2025: 252 · 2024: 313 · 2023: 286 · 2022: 369 · 2021: 373 · 2020: 198 · 2019: 159 · 2018: 173 · 2017: 159 · 2016: 151 · 2015: 158 · 2014: 159 · 2013: 166 · 2012: 169
FWCI: 25.85
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Science (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
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 Change and Geoengineering
Keywords: marine aerosols, cloud microphysics, drizzle, cloud albedo, droplet size, aerosol-cloud interactions, global cooling

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