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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Published in:Nature (London) 1994-11, Vol.372 (6503), p.250-252
Main Authors: Pincus, Robert, Baker, Marcia B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerosols
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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Summary: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