北极云的长波发射率增加与来自中度的污染有关
Timothy J Garrett1, Chuanfeng Zhao
1Department of Meteorology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA. tgarrett@met.utah.edu
Nature
|April 7, 2006
概括
人为气溶可以增加北极云的长波发射率,导致表面变暖. 这项研究量化了这一效应,显示了对北极气候敏感性的潜在影响.
科学领域:
- 气候科学 气候科学
- 大气科学 大气科学
- 北极研究研究北极研究
背景情况:
- 北极的气候对温室气体非常敏感,预计全球平均气候变暖将是全球平均气候变暖的两倍.
- 北半球的气象和当地辐射过程影响北极的温度反应.
- 人类产生的气溶可能会改变云的辐射特性,影响北极气候.
研究的目的:
- 评估人为气溶对北极云层排放和表面温度的贡献.
- 在特定的云层条件下量化气溶的变暖效应.
主要方法:
- 在阿拉斯加巴罗附近利用了四年的地面气溶和辐射测量.
- 分析了巧合的薄水云和污染事件.
- 计算云长波发射率的变化和估计的表面变暖.
主要成果:
- 当微薄的水云存在时,由人为气溶引起的升高的雾水平会增加云的长波发射率.
- 这种效应在阴云天空下导致估计的地表变暖为3.3至5.2W m(-2) (1至1.6摄氏度).
- 证明了人为气溶,云特性和北极表面温度之间的直接联系.
结论:
- 人类产生的气溶通过增强云的长波发射率,有助于北极表面变暖.
- 北极气候系统中复杂的反机制需要进一步评估这种敏感性.
- 研究结果强调了气溶与云相互作用在理解北极气候变化的重要性.
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