Investigating cloud absorption effects: Global absorption properties of black carbon, tar balls, and soil dust in clouds and aerosols

被引:118
作者
Jacobson, Mark Z. [1 ]
机构
[1] Stanford Univ, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
OPTICAL-PROPERTIES; SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; VISIBLE RADIATION; LIGHT-ABSORPTION; SOLAR-RADIATION; ORGANIC-MATTER; CROSS-SECTIONS; AIR-POLLUTION; MIXING STATE; TRACE GASES;
D O I
10.1029/2011JD017218
中图分类号
P4 [大气科学(气象学)];
学科分类号
0706 ; 070601 ;
摘要
This study examines modeled properties of black carbon (BC), tar ball (TB), and soil dust (SD) absorption within clouds and aerosols to understand better Cloud Absorption Effects I and II, which are defined as the effects on cloud heating of absorbing inclusions in hydrometeor particles and of absorbing aerosol particles interstitially between hydrometeor particles at their actual relative humidity (RH), respectively. The globally and annually averaged modeled 550 nm aerosol mass absorption coefficient (AMAC) of externally mixed BC was 6.72 (6.3-7.3) m(2)/g, within the laboratory range (6.3-8.7 m(2)/g). The global AMAC of internally mixed (IM) BC was 16.2 (13.9-18.2) m(2)/g, less than the measured maximum at 100% RH (23 m(2)/g). The resulting AMAC amplification factor due to internal mixing was 2.41 (2-2.9), with highest values in high RH regions. The global 650 nm hydrometeor mass absorption coefficient (HMAC) due to BC inclusions was 17.7 (10.6-19) m(2)/g, similar to 9.3% higher than that of the IM-AMAC. The 650 nm HMACs of TBs and SD were half and 1/190th, respectively, that of BC. Modeled aerosol absorption optical depths were consistent with data. In column tests, BC inclusions in low and mid clouds (CAE I) gave column-integrated BC heating rates similar to 200% and 235%, respectively, those of interstitial BC at the actual cloud RH (CAE II), which itself gave heating rates similar to 120% and similar to 130%, respectively, those of interstitial BC at the clear-sky RH. Globally, cloud optical depth increased then decreased with increasing aerosol optical depth, consistent with boomerang curves from satellite studies. Thus, CAEs, which are largely ignored, heat clouds significantly.
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