Characteristics of aerosol vertical profiles in Tsukuba, Japan, and their impacts on the evolution of the atmospheric boundary layer

Kudo, Rei; Aoyagi, Toshinori; Nishizawa, Tomoaki

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3031-2018

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29 May 2018

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| 29 May 2018

Characteristics of aerosol vertical profiles in Tsukuba, Japan, and their impacts on the evolution of the atmospheric boundary layer

Rei Kudo, Toshinori Aoyagi, and Tomoaki Nishizawa

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Short summary

Vertical profiles of the aerosol physical and optical properties, with a focus on seasonal means and on transport events, were investigated by the synergistic method using lidar and sky radiometer. The retrieved vertical profiles were input to the one-dimensional atmospheric model, and the impacts of the transported aerosols on the evolution of the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) were studied. The vertical profile of the aerosol direct heating has important effects on the ABL evolution.