A Lagrangian perspective on the lifecycle and cloud radiative effect of deep convective clouds over Africa

Abstract W m - 2. Despite this, due to the opposite sign of these fluxes, the net average of the anvil cloud radiative effect (CRE) over the tropics is observed to be neutral. Research into the response of the anvil CRE to climate change has primarily focused on the feedbacks of anvil cloud height and anvil cloud area, in particular regarding the LW feedback. However, tropical deep convection over land has a strong diurnal cycle which may couple with the shortwave component of the anvil cloud radiative effect. As this diurnal cycle is poorly represented in climate models it is vital to gain a better understanding of how its changes impact the anvil CRE. - ± W m - 2). Changes in the lifecycle of DCCs, such as shifts in the time of triggering, or the length of the dissipating phase, could have large impacts on the SW anvil CRE and lead to complex responses that are not considered by theories of LW anvil CRE feedbacks.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
A Lagrangian perspective on the lifecycle and cloud radiative effect of deep convective clouds over Africa ; volume:24 ; number:9 ; year:2024 ; pages:5165-5180 ; extent:16
Atmospheric chemistry and physics ; 24, Heft 9 (2024), 5165-5180 (gesamt 16)

Creator
Jones, William K.
Stengel, Martin
Stier, Philip

DOI
10.5194/acp-24-5165-2024
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2405090433553.585620458085
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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14.08.2025, 10:48 AM CEST

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