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| Title |
Observational constraint on cloud susceptibility weakened by aerosol retrieval limitations
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| Published in |
Nature Communications, July 2018
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| DOI | 10.1038/s41467-018-05028-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Po-Lun Ma, Philip J. Rasch, Hélène Chepfer, David M. Winker, Steven J. Ghan |
| Abstract |
Aerosol-cloud interactions remain a major uncertainty in climate research. Studies have indicated that model estimates of cloud susceptibility to aerosols frequently exceed satellite estimates, motivating model reformulations to increase agreement. Here we show that conventional ways of using satellite information to estimate susceptibility can serve as only a weak constraint on models because the estimation is sensitive to errors in the retrieval procedures. Using instrument simulators to investigate differences between model and satellite estimates of susceptibilities, we find that low aerosol loading conditions are not well characterized by satellites, but model clouds are sensitive to aerosol perturbations in these conditions. We quantify the observational requirements needed to constrain models, and find that the nighttime lidar measurements of aerosols provide a better characterization of tenuous aerosols. We conclude that observational uncertainties and limitations need to be accounted for when assessing the role of aerosols in the climate system. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 11 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 55% |
| Unknown | 5 | 45% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 64% |
| Scientists | 2 | 18% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 18% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 67 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 67 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 17 | 25% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 9 | 13% |
| Unknown | 13 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 31 | 46% |
| Environmental Science | 11 | 16% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 2 | 3% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 1% |
| Linguistics | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 5 | 7% |
| Unknown | 16 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 21. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 July 2018.
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#1,569,324
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#21,027
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#35,326
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#595
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