The cloud droplet number concentration (N d) is of central interest to improve the
understanding of cloud physics and for quantifying the effective radiative forcing by aerosol …

Southern Africa produces almost a third of the Earth's biomass burning (BB) aerosol
particles, yet the fate of these particles and their influence on regional and global climate is …

Cloud drop condensation nuclei (CCN) and ice nuclei (IN) particles determine to a large
extent cloud microstructure and, consequently, cloud albedo and the dynamic response of …

Marine stratocumulus clouds cover nearly one-quarter of the ocean surface and thus play an
extremely important role in determining the global radiative balance. The semipermanent …

Long-term measurements of global aerosol loading and optical properties are essential for
assessing climate-related questions. Using observations of spectral reflectance and …

Biomass burning aerosols seasonally overlie the subtropical southeast Atlantic
stratocumulus deck. Previous modeling and observational studies have postulated a …

The radiative budget, cloud properties, and precipitation over tropical Africa are influenced
by solar absorption by biomass-burning aerosols (BBA) from Central Africa. Recent field …

Optically thick smoke aerosol plumes originating from biomass burning (BB) in the
southwestern African Savanna during the austral spring are transported westward by the …

Biomass burning smoke is advected over the southeast Atlantic Ocean between July and
October of each year. This smoke plume overlies and mixes into a region of persistent low …

Both to reconcile the large range in satellite-based estimates of the aerosol direct radiative
effect (DRE) and to optimize the design of future observing systems, this study builds a …