亚马逊边界层的气溶度持续在降雨期间的垂直运输
Jian Wang1, Radovan Krejci2, Scott Giangrande1
1Environmental and Climate Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA.
Nature
|November 4, 2016
概括
大气中的蒸气会产生新的气溶颗粒. 在亚马逊,降水将这些粒子从自由的热带层转移到边界层, 影响云的特性.
科学领域:
- 大气科学
- 气溶科学
- 云物理
背景情况:
- 大气蒸气核形成新的气溶颗粒,对于云凝聚核 (CCN) 至关重要.
- 大陆气溶研究常常受到人为来源的影响,
- 亚马逊热带雨林为研究近乎自然的气溶过程提供了独特的环境.
研究的目的:
- 调查亚马逊边界层中的小气溶颗粒的来源.
- 在原始环境中保持粒子数量影响云形成的过程.
主要方法:
- 在雨季期间在亚马逊中部进行的飞机和地面测量.
- 聚焦气溶颗粒度和清洁大气条件下的垂直传输机制.
主要成果:
- 在较低的自由热层中观察到高度的小气溶颗粒 (直径< 50 nm).
- 降水事件,包括对流下流和层状区域下流,被确定为关键的运输机制.
- 这些过程将粒子从自由的热层转移到亚马逊边界层.
结论:
- 在降水事件中,气溶颗粒的快速垂直传输维持了亚马逊边界层中的颗粒群.
- 这种机制对于理解自然陆地环境中的气溶与云的相互作用和气候调节至关重要.
- 这些发现突显了原始环境对于研究基本大气过程的重要性.
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