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Calculation of the impacts of aerosols on cloud microphysical properties by combining ground- and space-based measurements
Suzanne Crumeyrolle
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Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8518 – LOA – Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphérique, 59000 Lille, France
Quentin Coopman
Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8518 – LOA – Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphérique, 59000 Lille, France
Eric Bourrianne
Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8518 – LOA – Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphérique, 59000 Lille, France
Clara Lapointe
Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8518 – LOA – Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphérique, 59000 Lille, France
Eloise Delbarre
Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8518 – LOA – Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphérique, 59000 Lille, France
Elise Devigne
Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8518 – LOA – Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphérique, 59000 Lille, France
Olivier Pujol
Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8518 – LOA – Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphérique, 59000 Lille, France
Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), Maison des Universités, 75005 Paris, France
Romain De Filippi
Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8518 – LOA – Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphérique, 59000 Lille, France
Timothy J. Garrett
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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This study presents a novel methodology to improve our understanding and the estimation of aerosol–cloud interactions (ACI). Its innovation lies in the synergy between in-situ measurements and remote sensing from ground based and satellite observations. This approach aims to refine the characterization of cloud properties susceptibilities to aerosol burden as a function of particle physicochemical properties, offering new insights for climate modeling and atmospheric process understanding.
This study presents a novel methodology to improve our understanding and the estimation of...
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