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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-1317-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-1317-2020
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05 Feb 2020
Research article |  | 05 Feb 2020

Diurnal cycle of the semi-direct effect from a persistent absorbing aerosol layer over marine stratocumulus in large-eddy simulations

Ross J. Herbert, Nicolas Bellouin, Ellie J. Highwood, and Adrian A. Hill

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Marine stratocumulus clouds cover large regions of the ocean and act to cool the climate. We use high-resolution simulations to understand how observed layers of elevated smoke impact stratocumulus via the solar heating that occurs within the smoke layer. We find that the cloud response is strongest for thin, dense layers of smoke close to the cloud. The response rapidly weakens as the cloud-to-smoke gap increases. Generally, the smoke acts to thicken clouds and enhance their cooling effect.
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