热带地区新粒子形成的大型云凝聚核
Christina J Williamson1,2, Agnieszka Kupc3,4, Duncan Axisa5,6
1Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA. christina.williamson@noaa.gov.
Nature
|October 18, 2019
概括
热带上层热带层的新粒子形成 (NPF) 是全球云凝聚核 (CCN) 的重要来源. 这个过程发生在地球的40%以上.
科学领域:
- 大气科学
- 气候科学
- 气溶科学
背景情况:
- 云凝聚核 (CCN) 影响云的特性和地球的辐射平衡.
- 自由热层中的新粒子形成 (NPF) 是一个潜在的,但未被定量化的CCN来源,特别是在偏远地区.
研究的目的:
- 使用现场飞机测量进行全球范围的NPF发生调查.
- 确定热带上层热带NPF对CCN产生的贡献.
- 评估NPF和随后的粒子增长在全球模型中的表现.
主要方法:
- 在现场飞机测量气溶尺寸分布.
- 热带对流地区的垂直形状分析.
- 与化学物质运输模型进行整体评估.
主要成果:
- 在太平洋和大西洋的热带对流地区观察到强烈的NPF.
- 在热带的上层热带层形成了一个持续的全球范围的带,覆盖了地球表面的约40%.
- 热带上层热带 NPF 是全球重要的 CCN 源,影响下层热带.
结论:
- 热带上层热带层中的NPF是CCN的主要来源,以前被低估了.
- 全球模型往往无法准确地捕捉热带上热带NPF的大小和粒子增长到CCN大小.
- 这一发现突显了需要在气候模型中更好地代表NPF过程,以便准确地估计辐射平衡.
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