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MOSAiC-ACA and AFLUX - Arctic airborne campaigns characterizing the exit area of MOSAiC. Sci Data 2022; 9:790. [PMID: 36581614 PMCID: PMC9800404 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-022-01900-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Two airborne field campaigns focusing on observations of Arctic mixed-phase clouds and boundary layer processes and their role with respect to Arctic amplification have been carried out in spring 2019 and late summer 2020 over the Fram Strait northwest of Svalbard. The latter campaign was closely connected to the Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) expedition. Comprehensive datasets of the cloudy Arctic atmosphere have been collected by operating remote sensing instruments, in-situ probes, instruments for the measurement of turbulent fluxes of energy and momentum, and dropsondes on board the AWI research aircraft Polar 5. In total, 24 flights with 111 flight hours have been performed over open ocean, the marginal sea ice zone, and sea ice. The datasets follow documented methods and quality assurance and are suited for studies on Arctic mixed-phase clouds and their transformation processes, for studies with a focus on Arctic boundary layer processes, and for satellite validation applications. All datasets are freely available via the world data center PANGAEA.
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Gettelman A, Geer AJ, Forbes RM, Carmichael GR, Feingold G, Posselt DJ, Stephens GL, van den Heever SC, Varble AC, Zuidema P. The future of Earth system prediction: Advances in model-data fusion. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabn3488. [PMID: 35385304 PMCID: PMC8985915 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abn3488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Predictions of the Earth system, such as weather forecasts and climate projections, require models informed by observations at many levels. Some methods for integrating models and observations are very systematic and comprehensive (e.g., data assimilation), and some are single purpose and customized (e.g., for model validation). We review current methods and best practices for integrating models and observations. We highlight how future developments can enable advanced heterogeneous observation networks and models to improve predictions of the Earth system (including atmosphere, land surface, oceans, cryosphere, and chemistry) across scales from weather to climate. As the community pushes to develop the next generation of models and data systems, there is a need to take a more holistic, integrated, and coordinated approach to models, observations, and their uncertainties to maximize the benefit for Earth system prediction and impacts on society.
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- European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Reading, UK
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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A multi-year data set on aerosol-cloud-precipitation-meteorology interactions for marine stratocumulus clouds. Sci Data 2018; 5:180026. [PMID: 29485627 PMCID: PMC5827690 DOI: 10.1038/sdata.2018.26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Airborne measurements of meteorological, aerosol, and stratocumulus cloud properties have been harmonized from six field campaigns during July-August months between 2005 and 2016 off the California coast. A consistent set of core instruments was deployed on the Center for Interdisciplinary Remotely-Piloted Aircraft Studies Twin Otter for 113 flight days, amounting to 514 flight hours. A unique aspect of the compiled data set is detailed measurements of aerosol microphysical properties (size distribution, composition, bioaerosol detection, hygroscopicity, optical), cloud water composition, and different sampling inlets to distinguish between clear air aerosol, interstitial in-cloud aerosol, and droplet residual particles in cloud. Measurements and data analysis follow documented methods for quality assurance. The data set is suitable for studies associated with aerosol-cloud-precipitation-meteorology-radiation interactions, especially owing to sharp aerosol perturbations from ship traffic and biomass burning. The data set can be used for model initialization and synergistic application with meteorological models and remote sensing data to improve understanding of the very interactions that comprise the largest uncertainty in the effect of anthropogenic emissions on radiative forcing.
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McComiskey A, Ferrare RA. Aerosol Physical and Optical Properties and Processes in the ARM Program. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1175/amsmonographs-d-15-0028.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- Allison McComiskey
- Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, and NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado
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Lin NH, Sayer AM, Wang SH, Loftus AM, Hsiao TC, Sheu GR, Hsu NC, Tsay SC, Chantara S. Interactions between biomass-burning aerosols and clouds over Southeast Asia: current status, challenges, and perspectives. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2014; 195:292-307. [PMID: 25085565 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2014.06.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2014] [Revised: 06/08/2014] [Accepted: 06/28/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The interactions between aerosols, clouds, and precipitation remain among the largest sources of uncertainty in the Earth's energy budget. Biomass-burning aerosols are a key feature of the global aerosol system, with significant annually-repeating fires in several parts of the world, including Southeast Asia (SEA). SEA in particular provides a "natural laboratory" for these studies, as smoke travels from source regions downwind in which it is coupled to persistent stratocumulus decks. However, SEA has been under-exploited for these studies. This review summarizes previous related field campaigns in SEA, with a focus on the ongoing Seven South East Asian Studies (7-SEAS) and results from the most recent BASELInE deployment. Progress from remote sensing and modeling studies, along with the challenges faced for these studies, are also discussed. We suggest that improvements to our knowledge of these aerosol/cloud effects require the synergistic use of field measurements with remote sensing and modeling tools.
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- Neng-Huei Lin
- Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan; Chemistry Department and Environmental Science Program, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
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- Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA, Greenbelt, MD, USA; Universities Space Research Association, Columbia, MD, USA
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- Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan
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- Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA, Greenbelt, MD, USA; Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
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- Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan
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- Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan
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- Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA, Greenbelt, MD, USA
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- Chemistry Department and Environmental Science Program, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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Kim BG. A Review of the Observation-based Framework for the Study of Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitation Interactions (CAPI). ATMOSPHERE 2012. [DOI: 10.14191/atmos.2012.22.4.437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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McBride PJ, Schmidt KS, Pilewskie P, Walther A, Heidinger AK, Wolfe DE, Fairall CW, Lance S. CalNex cloud properties retrieved from a ship-based spectrometer and comparisons with satellite and aircraft retrieved cloud properties. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1029/2012jd017624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Pandithurai G, Dipu S, Prabha TV, Maheskumar RS, Kulkarni JR, Goswami BN. Aerosol effect on droplet spectral dispersion in warm continental cumuli. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1029/2011jd016532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Jeong MJ, Li Z. Separating real and apparent effects of cloud, humidity, and dynamics on aerosol optical thickness near cloud edges. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1029/2009jd013547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Coddington OM, Pilewskie P, Redemann J, Platnick S, Russell PB, Schmidt KS, Gore WJ, Livingston J, Wind G, Vukicevic T. Examining the impact of overlying aerosols on the retrieval of cloud optical properties from passive remote sensing. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1029/2009jd012829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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McComiskey A, Feingold G, Frisch AS, Turner DD, Miller MA, Chiu JC, Min Q, Ogren JA. An assessment of aerosol‐cloud interactions in marine stratus clouds based on surface remote sensing. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1029/2008jd011006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Coddington O, Schmidt KS, Pilewskie P, Gore WJ, Bergstrom RW, Román M, Redemann J, Russell PB, Liu J, Schaaf CC. Aircraft measurements of spectral surface albedo and its consistency with ground-based and space-borne observations. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1029/2008jd010089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Kim BG, Miller MA, Schwartz SE, Liu Y, Min Q. The role of adiabaticity in the aerosol first indirect effect. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1029/2007jd008961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Byung-Gon Kim
- Department of Atmospheric Environmental Sciences; Kangnung National University; Gangnung South Korea
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- Environmental Sciences Department; Brookhaven National Laboratory; Upton New York USA
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- Environmental Sciences Department; Brookhaven National Laboratory; Upton New York USA
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- Environmental Sciences Department; Brookhaven National Laboratory; Upton New York USA
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- Atmospheric Science Research Center; State University of New York at Albany; Albany New York USA
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Schofield R, Daniel JS, Portmann RW, Miller HL, Solomon S, Eubank CS, Melamed ML, Langford AO, Shupe MD, Turner DD. Retrieval of effective radius and liquid water path from ground-based instruments: A case study at Barrow, Alaska. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1029/2007jd008737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Guo H, Penner JE, Herzog M, Xie S. Investigation of the first and second aerosol indirect effects using data from the May 2003 Intensive Operational Period at the Southern Great Plains. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1029/2006jd007173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Lu ML, Conant WC, Jonsson HH, Varutbangkul V, Flagan RC, Seinfeld JH. The Marine Stratus/Stratocumulus Experiment (MASE): Aerosol-cloud relationships in marine stratocumulus. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1029/2006jd007985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Miao-Ling Lu
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Department of Atmospheric Sciences; University of Arizona; Tucson Arizona USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Departments of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Science and Engineering; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Departments of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Science and Engineering; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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Jeong MJ, Li Z, Andrews E, Tsay SC. Effect of aerosol humidification on the column aerosol optical thickness over the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Southern Great Plains site. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1029/2006jd007176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Myeong-Jae Jeong
- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science and Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center; University of Maryland; College Park Maryland USA
- Laboratory for Atmospheres; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Greenbelt Maryland USA
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- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science and Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center; University of Maryland; College Park Maryland USA
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- Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Boulder Colorado USA
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- Laboratory for Atmospheres; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Greenbelt Maryland USA
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Ferrare R, Feingold G, Ghan S, Ogren J, Schmid B, Schwartz SE, Sheridan P. Preface to special section: Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program May 2003 Intensive Operations Period examining aerosol properties and radiative influences. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1029/2005jd006908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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