Advances in Aerosol–Cloud–Precipitation–Climate Interactions: Observation, Modeling and Mechanism
A special issue of Climate (ISSN 2225-1154).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 792
Special Issue Editors
Interests: aerosols, clouds, precipitation and climate interactions; land-atmosphere interactions; climate and weather extremes
Interests: climate variability; climate change; extreme climate events; extreme precipitation; drought; moisture cycle; atmospheric water vapor; evapotranspiration
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Dear Colleagues,
Aerosol–cloud–precipitation–climate interactions are of great significance for understanding global climate change, regional weather processes, and environmental effects. Aerosols can impact clouds and precipitation and further climate via aerosol indirect effects, which in turn impact aerosols. Besides aerosol indirect effects, aerosol–radiation interaction regulates clouds, precipitation, and climate as well. To better understand the multi-scale mechanisms of aerosol–cloud–precipitation–climate interactions, multi-source observations and a hierarchy of numerical models are leveraged. As anthropogenic aerosols decline, natural aerosols may play an increasingly important role in the future, so understanding how clouds, precipitation, and climate respond to this change is crucial.
This Special Issue aims to understand complex mechanisms and the multi-scale interactions among aerosols, clouds, precipitation, and climate through observations and modeling. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Basic properties of aerosols and clouds and their changes in the future;
- Interactions and uncertainties among aerosols, clouds, radiation, precipitation, and climate: the impact of aerosols on cloud macro- and microscopic properties, precipitation formation, and climate feedback;
- Advanced observation techniques: the application of new methods such as satellite remote sensing, ground observations, and drones in the study of aerosol–cloud–precipitation interactions;
- A hierarchy of numerical models: simulations from large eddy simulations to global climate models and parameterization improvements to better represent aerosol, cloud, and precipitation processes in those models;
- Weather and climate extremes induced and/or enhanced by aerosol–cloud–precipitation–climate interactions;
- Important roles of aerosols in the upper troposphere and stratosphere.
Prof. Dr. Yong Wang
Dr. Junqiang Yao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- aerosols
- clouds
- aerosol–cloud–precipitation interactions
- climate change
- observations
- numerical model simulations
- weather and climate extremes
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