Articles | Volume 18, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-2569-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-2569-2025
Development and technical paper
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12 May 2025
Development and technical paper |  | 12 May 2025

Estimation of aerosol and cloud radiative heating rate in the tropical stratosphere using a radiative kernel method

Jie Gao, Yi Huang, Jonathon S. Wright, Ke Li, Tao Geng, and Qiurun Yu

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The aerosol in the upper troposphere and stratosphere is highly variable, and its radiative effect is poorly understood. To estimate this effect, the radiative kernel is constructed and applied. The results show that the kernels can reproduce aerosol radiative effects and are expected to simulate stratospheric aerosol radiative effects. This approach reduces computational expense, is consistent with radiative model calculations, and can be applied to atmospheric models with speed requirements.
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