火山爆发对气溶云相互作用的强烈约束
Florent F Malavelle1, Jim M Haywood1,2, Andy Jones2
1College of Engineering, Mathematics, and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
Nature
|June 23, 2017
概括
大规模的火山爆发,比如2014-2015年霍鲁龙火山爆发,为气溶与云的相互作用提供了洞察力. 这项研究发现,气溶主要减少了云滴的大小,导致云点亮和辐射强迫,但并没有显著改变云的其他特性.
科学领域:
- 大气科学
- 气候科学
- 地球科学
背景情况:
- 气溶通过与云层的相互作用显著影响气候,但它们的确切影响仍然不确定.
- 火山爆发为研究气溶与云的相互作用及其气候影响提供了自然实验.
研究的目的:
- 量化2014年至2015年霍勒朗火山爆发的气溶对云的特性和辐射强迫的影响.
- 通过研究气溶对云的间接影响来减少气候预测中的不确定性.
主要方法:
- 2014-2015年冰岛霍鲁哈伦巨大的裂喷发后云的特性和辐射强迫的分析.
- 使用喷发作为自然实验观察气溶与云的相互作用.
主要成果:
- 这次喷发导致液体云滴体大小的减少,
- 在2014年9月至10月期间观察到云亮度和全球平均辐射强迫约为-0.2W/m2.
- 没有检测到对云的其他属性,如云量或云液水路径的影响.
结论:
- 云系统对气溶变化具有弹性,间接影响得到良好缓冲.
- 这些发现有助于完善气候模型,
- 这项研究减少了与气溶云相互作用有关的气候预测的不确定性.
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