title: Interactions between biomass-burning aerosols and clouds over Southeast Asia: current status, challenges, and perspectives.
abstract: The interactions between aerosols, clouds, and precipitation remain among the largest sources of uncertainty in the Earth's energy budget. Biomass-burning aerosols are a key feature of the global aerosol system, with significant annually-repeating fires in several parts of the world, including Southeast Asia (SEA). SEA in particular provides a "natural laboratory" for these studies, as smoke travels from source regions downwind in which it is coupled to persistent stratocumulus decks. However, SEA has been under-exploited for these studies. This review summarizes previous related field campaigns in SEA, with a focus on the ongoing Seven South East Asian Studies (7-SEAS) and results from the most recent BASELInE deployment. Progress from remote sensing and modeling studies, along with the challenges faced for these studies, are also discussed. We suggest that improvements to our knowledge of these aerosol/cloud effects require the synergistic use of field measurements with remote sensing and modeling tools.
authors.affiliation: Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan; Chemistry Department and Environmental Science Program, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand. Electronic address: nhlin@cc.ncu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Neng-Huei
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA, Greenbelt, MD, USA; Universities Space Research Association, Columbia, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sayer
authors.affiliation: Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Sheng-Hsiang
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA, Greenbelt, MD, USA; Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Adrian M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Loftus
authors.affiliation: Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ta-Chih
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Hsiao
authors.affiliation: Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Guey-Rong
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Sheu
authors.affiliation: Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA, Greenbelt, MD, USA.
authors.forename: N Christina
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.affiliation: Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA, Greenbelt, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Si-Chee
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Tsay
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department and Environmental Science Program, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
authors.forename: Somporn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chantara
mesh_terms: D000336:Aerosols / Q000032:analysis*; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D001272:Atmosphere / Q000737:chemistry*; D018533:Biomass; D002980:Climate; D005390:Fires / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012906:Smoke / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D000393:Air Pollutants; D012906:Smoke
keywords: 7-SEAS; Aerosol chemistry; Aerosol–cloud interaction; Biomass-burning aerosol; Remote sensing; Southeast Asia