Analysis of Aerosol Properties Coupled with Meteorological Parameters over East Asia

Simulation of dust aerosol and its regional feedbacks over East Asia

Simulation of dust aerosol and its regional feedbacks over East Asia using a regional climate model D. F. Zhang, A. S. Zakey, X. J. Gao, and F. Giorgi The Laboratory of Climate Study of China Meteorological Administration, National Climate Center, 100081, Beijing, China Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, 34100, Trieste, Italy Received: 11 December 2007 – Accepted: 9 Janua...

Retrieval of Aerosol Fine-Mode Fraction from Intensity and Polarization Measurements by PARASOL over East Asia

The fine-mode fraction (FMF) of aerosol optical depth (AOD) is a key optical parameter that represents the proportion of fine particles relative to total aerosols in the atmosphere. However, in comparison to ground-based measurements, the FMF is still difficult to retrieve from satellite observations, as attempted by a Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) algorithm. In this pap...

Impact of aerosol indirect effect on surface temperature over East Asia.

A regional coupled climate-chemistry-aerosol model is developed to examine the impacts of anthropogenic aerosols on surface temperature and precipitation over East Asia. Besides their direct and indirect reduction of short-wave solar radiation, the increased cloudiness and cloud liquid water generate a substantial downward positive long-wave surface forcing; consequently, nighttime temperature ...

Reprint 933 Retrieval of Aerosol Optical Depth from Geostationary Satellite, MTSAT-1R, over East Asia

Aerosol and monsoon climate interactions over Asia

The increasing severity of droughts/floods and worsening air quality from increasing aerosols in Asia monsoon regions are the two gravest threats facing over 60% of the world population living in Asian monsoon regions. These dual threats have fueled a large body of research in the last decade on the roles of aerosols in impacting Asian monsoon weather and climate. This paper provides a comprehe...