The radiative effect resulting from the interaction of aerosol with atmospheric radiation is important for our understanding of the climate system. In an extension of Witthuhn et al. [Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 14591–14630 (2021)], the surface irradiance and aerosol radiative effect under clear sky conditions are investigated for the region of Germany and the period from 2003 to 2020. This study is based on observations of solar irradiance at 25 stations throughout Germany by the observational network of the German Weather Service, as well as explicit radiative transfer simulations using the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) reanalysis as input. It is found that aerosol optical depth decreases over Germany, as a consequence of a long-term change in aerosol composition. The aerosol clear sky radiative effect at the surface decreases in magnitude by 2.5Wm−2 10yr−1. A similar trend is observed in the surface irradiance in clear sky conditions, which increases by 3 Wm−2 10yr−1 in its daily mean.
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18 January 2024
RADIATION PROCESSES IN THE ATMOSPHERE AND OCEAN
4–8 July 2022
Thessaloniki, Greece
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January 18 2024
Aerosol properties and aerosol–radiation interaction in clear-skies over Germany for the period from 2003 to 2020
Jonas Witthuhn;
Jonas Witthuhn
a)
1)
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Satellite Remote Sensing
, Leipzig, Germany
a)Corresponding author: jonas.witthuhn@tropos.de
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Anja Hünerbein;
Anja Hünerbein
1)
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Satellite Remote Sensing
, Leipzig, Germany
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Florian Filipitsch;
Florian Filipitsch
2)
German Weather Service (DWD), Meteorological Observatory Lindenberg
, Tauche, Germany
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Stefan Wacker;
Stefan Wacker
2)
German Weather Service (DWD), Meteorological Observatory Lindenberg
, Tauche, Germany
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Stefanie Meilinger;
Stefanie Meilinger
3)
International Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE), Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences
, Sankt Augustin, Germany
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Hartwig Deneke
Hartwig Deneke
1)
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Satellite Remote Sensing
, Leipzig, Germany
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a)Corresponding author: jonas.witthuhn@tropos.de
AIP Conf. Proc. 2988, 070006 (2024)
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Jonas Witthuhn, Anja Hünerbein, Florian Filipitsch, Stefan Wacker, Stefanie Meilinger, Hartwig Deneke; Aerosol properties and aerosol–radiation interaction in clear-skies over Germany for the period from 2003 to 2020. AIP Conf. Proc. 18 January 2024; 2988 (1): 070006. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0184865
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