Articles | Volume 14, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-1533-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-1533-2021
Model experiment description paper
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17 Mar 2021
Model experiment description paper |  | 17 Mar 2021

Sensitivity of surface solar radiation to aerosol–radiation and aerosol–cloud interactions over Europe in WRFv3.6.1 climatic runs with fully interactive aerosols

Sonia Jerez, Laura Palacios-Peña, Claudia Gutiérrez, Pedro Jiménez-Guerrero, Jose María López-Romero, Enrique Pravia-Sarabia, and Juan Pedro Montávez

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Sensitivity of surface solar radiation to aerosol-radiation and aerosol-clouds interactions over Europe in WRFv3.6.1 climatic runs with fully interactive aerosols Sonia Jerez, Laura Palacios-Peña, Claudia Gutiérrez, Pedro Jiménez-Guerrero, Jose María López-Romero, Enrique Pravia-Sarabia, and Juan Pedro Montávez https://doi.org/10.23728/b2share.a65d25c2b3ba49e1a46e970783e9476e

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This research explores the role of aerosols when modeling surface solar radiation at regional scales (over Europe). A set of model experiments was performed with and without dynamical modeling of atmospheric aerosols and their direct and indirect effects on radiation. Results showed significant differences in the simulated solar radiation, mainly driven by the aerosol impact on cloudiness, which calls for caution when interpreting model experiments that do not include aerosols.