Pyrocumulonimbus affect average stratospheric aerosol composition

J. M. Katich; E. C. Apel; I. Bourgeois; C. A. Brock; T. P. Bui; P. Campuzano-Jost; R. Commane; B. Daube; M. Dollner; M. Fromm; K. D. Froyd; A. J. Hills; R. S. Hornbrook; J. L. Jimenez; A. Kupc; K. D. Lamb; K. McKain; F. Moore; D. M. Murphy; B. A. Nault; J. Peischl; A. E. Perring; D. A. Peterson; E. A. Ray; K. H. Rosenlof; T. Ryerson; G. P. Schill; J. C. Schroder; B. Weinzierl; C. Thompson; C. J. Williamson; S. C. Wofsy; P. Yu; J. P. Schwarz

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Pyrocumulonimbus affect average stratospheric aerosol composition

J. M. Katich, E. C. Apel, I. Bourgeois, C. A. Brock, T. P. Bui, P. Campuzano-Jost, R. Commane, B. Daube, M. Dollner, M. Fromm, K. D. Froyd, A. J. Hills, R. S. Hornbrook, J. L. Jimenez, A. Kupc, K. D. Lamb, K. McKain, F. Moore, D. M. Murphy, B. A. NaultJ. Peischl, A. E. Perring, D. A. Peterson, E. A. Ray, K. H. Rosenlof, T. Ryerson, G. P. Schill, J. C. Schroder, B. Weinzierl, C. Thompson, C. J. Williamson, S. C. Wofsy, P. Yu, J. P. Schwarz (Corresponding author)

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Abstract

Pyrocumulonimbus (pyroCb) are wildfire-generated convective clouds that can inject smoke directly into the stratosphere. PyroCb have been tracked for years, yet their apparent rarity and episodic nature lead to highly uncertain climate impacts. In situ measurements of pyroCb smoke reveal its distinctive and exceptionally stable aerosol properties and define the long-term influence of pyroCb activity on the stratospheric aerosol budget. Analysis of 13 years of airborne observations shows that pyroCb are responsible for 10 to 25% of the black carbon and organic aerosols in the "present-day" lower stratosphere, with similar impacts in both the North and South Hemispheres. These results suggest that, should pyroCb increase in frequency and/or magnitude in future climates, they could generate dominant trends in stratospheric aerosol.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	815-820
Number of pages	6
Journal	Science
Volume	379
Issue number	6634
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.add3101
Publication status	Published - 24 Feb 2023

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103037 Environmental physics

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Katich, J. M., Apel, E. C., Bourgeois, I., Brock, C. A., Bui, T. P., Campuzano-Jost, P., Commane, R., Daube, B., Dollner, M., Fromm, M., Froyd, K. D., Hills, A. J., Hornbrook, R. S., Jimenez, J. L., Kupc, A., Lamb, K. D., McKain, K., Moore, F., Murphy, D. M., ... Schwarz, J. P. (2023). Pyrocumulonimbus affect average stratospheric aerosol composition. Science, 379(6634), 815-820. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.add3101

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Pyrocumulonimbus affect average stratospheric aerosol composition

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