Variation of sulfate aerosol concentrations over the western Pacific and their effect on clouds, radiation and precipitation

F. Parungo; J. Rosinski; M. L. C. Wu; C. T. Nagamoto; Zhou Minyu; Zhang Ni

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F. Parungo, J. Rosinski, M. L. C. Wu, C. T. Nagamoto, Zhou Minyu, Zhang Ni. Variation of sulfate aerosol concentrations over the western Pacific and their effect on clouds, radiation and precipitation[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 1993, (4): 521-534.

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Variation of sulfate aerosol concentrations over the western Pacific and their effect on clouds, radiation and precipitation

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Air Resources Laboratory, NOAA/ERL, Boulder, CO, U.S.A.
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National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, U.S.A.
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Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA, Greenbelt, MD, U.S.A.
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Air Resources Laboratory, NOAA/ERL, Boulder, CO, U.S.A.;National Research Center for Marine Environment Forecasts, Beijing 100081, China

Received Date: 1992-10-15
Rev Recd Date: 1993-01-18

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Abstract

Under bilateral cooperation between the United States of America and the People's Republic of China, a series of research cruises were conducted over the western Pacific Ocean.It was found that a) the non-sea-salt sulfate aerosol particles are the major source of cloud condensation nuclei, b) the population of clouds and the total albedo are proportional to the concentration of condensation nuclei and consequently to the concentration of the non-sea-salt aerosol particles, and c) the amount of rainfall is inversely proportional to the concentration of non-sea-salt sulfate aerosol particles.It seems that anthropogenic sulfate aerosol particles affect the regional planetary albedo and climate and that the contribution from biogenically derived sulfate aerosol particles is of lesser importance.

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