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5. Impact of the 1783–1784   AD Laki Eruption on Cloud Drop Number Concentrations and the First Aerosol Indirect Effect

Author : Anja Schmidt

Published in: Modelling Tropospheric Volcanic Aerosol

Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Abstract

Low-level clouds have long been recognised as playing a major role in modulating the Earth’s radiation budget (e.g., Klein and Hartman 1993). Thus, fully understanding the impact of volcanic eruptions on the climate system requires the assessment of how volcanic aerosol might affect the microphyscial properties of low-level clouds, which can subsequently mediate a cloud-radiative effect. The chapter presented here aims to assess the impact of the 1783–1784 AD Laki eruption on changes in cloud drop number concentration (CDNC) at low-level cloud altitude in order to quantify the magnitude of the first aerosol indirect effect (AIE).

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Metadata
Title
Impact of the 1783–1784   AD Laki Eruption on Cloud Drop Number Concentrations and the First Aerosol Indirect Effect
Author
Anja Schmidt
Copyright Year
2013
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34839-6_5