Radiative effect of dust aerosols on cloud microphysics and meso-scale dynamics during monsoon breaks over Arabian sea》.pdf

Atmospheric Environment 105 (2015) 22e31 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Atmospheric Environment journal homepage: /locate/atmosenv Radiative effect of dust aerosols on cloud microphysics and meso-scale dynamics during monsoon breaks over Arabian sea * G. Harikishan, B. Padmakumari , R.S. Maheskumar, J.R. Kulkarni Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune 411008, India h i g h l i g h t s Elevated dust layer over AS caused more heating during monsoon breaks as compared to JJAS mean. Dust induced semi-direct effect is more pronounced in cold clouds as compared to warm clouds. Dust induced heating affects meso-scale environment and monsoon break. a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: During monsoon breaks (large scale rainfall below the long term normal), dry air laddened with dust Received 5 September 2014 aerosols intrude over central India through Arabian sea (AS) from West Asian desert regions. To un- Received in revised form derstand the effect of these dust aerosols on marine clouds over AS during monsoon breaks, Cloud- 29 November 2014 Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) and Cloud and the Earths Accepted 16 January 2015 Radiant Energy System (CERES) data have been analyzed for the period 2007 to 2013. The vertical profile Available online 17 January 2015