Richard H. Moore

Retrieval of ultraviolet aerosol absorption from radiation measurements in young wildfire plumes

Abstract. Aerosols play an important role for atmospheric radiative transfer in biomass burning (BB) plumes, where they control photochemistry, direct radiative forcing, and radiation-induced atmospheric dynamics. The optical properties of BB aerosol, however, remain poorly const...

Coarse-mode sea spray aerosols enhance warm rain formation in marine low clouds

Abstract. Precipitation in low clouds affects cloud responses to aerosol perturbations, thereby impacting aerosol radiative forcing of climate, a significant but indeterminate contribution to uncertainty in future warming. The onset of drizzle formation in marine low clouds may b...