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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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Schmidt, A. (2013). Impact of the 1783–1784 AD Laki Eruption on Cloud Drop Number Concentrations and the First Aerosol Indirect Effect. In: Modelling Tropospheric Volcanic Aerosol. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34839-6_5
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