Aerosols Effects on Maritime Continent Precipitation (IMAGE)

Pusan National University

Aerosols Effects on Maritime Continent Precipitation

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High aerosol concentrations from pollution and biomass burning alter atmospheric stability, cooling land more than ocean. This enhances low-level convergence at sea, drawing moisture offshore, intensifying oceanic rainfall, and delaying land precipitation from late afternoon to midnight, as shown in high-resolution model simulations and satellite observations.

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Professor Kyong-Hwan Seo from Pusan National University, Korea

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