Aerosol as a potential factor to control the increasing torrential rain events in urban areas over the last decades
- 주제(기타) Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
- 설명문(일반) [Lee, Seoung Soo; Li, Zhanqing; Mok, Jungbin] Univ Maryland, Earth Syst Sci Interdisciplinary Ctr, College Pk, MD USA; [Kim, Byung-Gon] Gangneung Wonju Natl Univ, Dept Atmospher Environm Sci, Kangnung, Gang Won Do, South Korea; [Choi, Yong-Sang] Ewha Womans Univ, Dept Environm Sci & Engn, Seoul, South Korea; [Jung, Chang-Hoon] Kyungin Womens Univ, Dept Hlth Management, Incheon, South Korea; [Um, Junshik; Seo, Kyong-Hwan] Pusan Natl Univ, Div Earth Environm Syst, Dept Atmospher Sci, Busan, South Korea
- 등재 SCIE, SCOPUS
- 발행기관 COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH
- 발행년도 2018
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000156439
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-12531-2018
초록/요약
This study examines the role played by aerosol in torrential rain that occurred in the Seoul area, which is a conurbation area where urbanization has been rapid in the last few decades, using cloud-system-resolving model (CSRM) simulations. The model results show that the spatial variability in aerosol concentrations causes the inhomogeneity of the spatial distribution of evaporative cooling and the intensity of associated outflow around the surface. This inhomogeneity generates a strong convergence field in which torrential rain forms. With the increases in the variability in aerosol concentrations, the occurrence of torrential rain increases. This study finds that the effects of the increases in the variability play a much more important role in the increases in torrential rain than the much-studied effects of the increases in aerosol loading. Results in this study demonstrate that for a better understanding of extreme weather events such as torrential rain in urban areas, not only changing aerosol loading but also changing aerosol spatial distribution since industrialization should be considered in aerosol-precipitation interactions.
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