Advances in Aerosol–Cloud Interactions: From Microphysical Processes to Earth System Model Evaluation
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Aerosols".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 March 2027 | Viewed by 1241
Editor
Interests: aerosol modeling; climate models; aerosol–cloud interaction
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Aerosol–cloud interactions (ACIs) are a significant topic in climate change research. Aerosols emitted from natural sources and anthropogenic activities serve as the nuclei for liquid or ice water to form cloud droplets. Through microphysical processes, aerosols modify the microphysical and macrophysical properties of clouds, thereby exerting influences on cloud radiative forcing, precipitation, and severe weather systems. These cloud-mediated aerosol impacts fundamentally change the Earth’s energy budget and water cycle, reshaping the regional and global climate. Nevertheless, owing to the complexity of these processes and limitations in the observational and modeling tools, ACI remains the primary source of uncertainty in climate change projections.
This Special Issue aims to encourage authors to share their latest findings in aerosol–cloud interactions through innovative investigations of the associated microphysical processes. We invite submissions of model-based studies on multiple scales, from large eddy simulations and cloud resolving modeling to Earth System Model development and evaluation. We also welcome contributions from laboratory experiments, in situ measurements, remote sensing studies, and artificial intelligence studies that provide process-level insights to constrain the representation of ACI in models. Through this Special Issue, we seek to advance the fundamental understanding of ACI and reduce uncertainty in climate change projections.
Dr. Tianyi Fan
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- aerosol–cloud interaction
- microphysical processes
- Earth System Models
- cloud-mediated aerosol impact
- susceptibility of cloud to aerosols
- radiative forcing
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