HighlightsWind over mountains dispelled aerosol while the sea breeze invigorated it.CWP and RH performed similar effects on the interaction between AOD and CER.For horizontal wind, only zonal wind has obvious effects on the correlation.

    AbstractAerosols can affect the atmospheric radiation balance through direct and indirect effects. The formation and development of cloud and precipitation influenced by aerosols differ significantly from each other in different meteorological conditions. In this work, we used the MODIS’s daily Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD), Cloud Effective Radius (CER), Cloud Top Temperature (CTT), Cloud Water Path (CWP) and ECMWF’s Relative Humidity (RH), Vertical Velocity (VV) and Horizontal Wind (HW) (from 2005 to 2008) to reveal the influence of meteorological factors on the distribution of aerosols, and also the correlation between aerosols and clouds. The study was designed in such a way that, the RH, VV, Upwind (UW), Downwind (DW) and CWP were divided into several intervals, to quantify the relationship between AOD and CER by controlling one single variable or two comprehensive variables over the mountains and plains. At the same time, the effect of wind speed and direction on polluted conditions was analyzed through the superposed spatial distribution map of wind and AOD. The conclusions are as follows: (1) The wind coming from mountains dispelled aerosols while the sea breeze invigorated aerosols, and the upwind showed a markedly negative relevance with AOD. (2) The strong upwind contributed to the positive relationship between AOD and CER, and the correlation rose by 38% after excluding the condition where CWP<34g/m2. (3) For the horizontal wind, only the zonal wind over the plains had obvious effects on the correlation, while the meridonal wind did not show evident influence. (4) For the plains, when CWP values were within the interval of 0–34g/m2 and 74–150g/m2, the correlation was positive, while in 34–74g/m2, it was negative. However, it is generally positive either over the mountains or in clean conditions. Moreover, the influence of RH on the correlation was consistent with that of CWP.


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    Title :

    Influence of meteorological conditions on correlation between aerosol and cloud in summer


    Contributors:
    Shi, Lamei (author) / Zhang, Jiahua (author) / Yao, Fengmei (author) / Han, Xinlei (author) / Igbawua, Tertsea (author) / Liu, Yuqin (author) / Zhang, Da (author)

    Published in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 59 , 7 ; 1907-1920


    Publication date :

    2017-01-18


    Size :

    14 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English






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