Biomass smoke from southern Africa can significantly enhance the brightness of stratocumulus over the southeastern Atlantic Ocean

Marine stratocumulus clouds cover nearly one-quarter of the ocean surface and thus play an extremely important role in determining the global radiative balance. The semipermanent marine stratocumulus deck over the southeastern Atlantic Ocean is of particular interest, because of its interactions wit...

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Published in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 115; no. 12; p. 2924
Main Authors:	Lu, Zheng, Liu, Xiaohong, Zhang, Zhibo, Zhao, Chun, Meyer, Kerry, Rajapakshe, Chamara, Wu, Chenglai, Yang, Zhifeng, Penner, Joyce E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 20.03.2018
Subjects:	Aerosols Africa, Southern Air Pollutants Atlantic Ocean Atmosphere Biomass Smoke Sunlight stratocumulus clouds aerosol–cloud interaction biomass burning aerosols
ISSN:	1091-6490, 1091-6490
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