Effects of boundary layer particle formation on cloud droplet number and changes in cloud albedo from 1850 to 2000

We use a global aerosol microphysics model to estimate the effect of particle formation through activation nucleation in the boundary layer (BL) on cloud droplet number concentration (CDNC) on global and regional scales. The calculations are carried out for years 1850 and 2000 using historical emiss...

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Main Authors: J. Merikanto, D. V. Spracklen, K. J. Pringle, K. S. Carslaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/10/695/2010/acp-10-695-2010.pdf