Professor Roy Grainger: Publications

Some implications of sampling choices on comparisons between satellite and model aerosol optical depth fields

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AM Sayer, GE Thomas, PI Palmer, RG Grainger

The 2019 Raikoke volcanic eruption: Part 1 Dispersion model simulations and satellite retrievals of volcanic sulfur dioxide

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Johannes de Leeuw, Anja Schmidt, Claire S Witham, Nicolas Theys, Isabelle A Taylor, Roy G Grainger, Richard J Pope, Jim Haywood, Martin Osborne, Nina I Kristiansen

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The GRAPE aerosol retrieval algorithm

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GE Thomas, CA Poulsen, AM Sayer, SH Marsh, SM Dean, E Carboni, R Siddans, RG Grainger, BN Lawrence

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The inter-comparison of major satellite aerosol retrieval algorithms using simulated intensity and polarization characteristics of reflected light

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AA Kokhanovsky, JL Deuzé, DJ Diner, O Dubovik, F Ducos, C Emde, MJ Garay, RG Grainger, A Heckel, M Herman, IL Katsev, J Keller, R Levy, PRJ North, AS Prikhach, VV Rozanov, AM Sayer, Y Ota, D Tanré, GE Thomas, EP Zege

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Threefold land-use forcing intensifies twofold warming of urban Europe

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres American Geophysical Union

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Roy Grainger, Rui Song, Basudev Swain, Marco Vountas

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Europe is warming much faster than the global average, yet the relative contributions of individual anthropogenic drivers to its urban warming remain uncertain. Using CMIP5 single-forcing simulations and observations from HadCRUT5 dataset, we determine the influence of greenhouse gases (GHGs), aerosols from anthropogenic sources (Aaer), together with change in land-use (LU) forcing on urban Europe’s rising surface air temperature (SAT) since 1850. The local Europe Amplification Factor (EAF), the ratio of regional to global SAT trends, reveals that LU forcing has intensified nearly threefold relative to the global mean since the industrial era, driving urban European warming almost twice the global rate. LU forcing exhibits the strongest amplification (EAF ≈ 3.0) compared with GHG forcing (EAF ≈ 2.0), highlighting the critical role of surface modifications in accelerating regional urban warming. Future projections under RCP6.0 and RCP8.5 indicate persistent EAF values exceeding 2.0 over densely populated regions, underscoring the need for integrated emission- and land-management strategies to mitigate urban Europe’s amplified warming.

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Some implications of sampling choices on comparisons between satellite and model aerosol optical depth fields

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The 2019 Raikoke volcanic eruption: Part 1 Dispersion model simulations and satellite retrievals of volcanic sulfur dioxide

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The GRAPE aerosol retrieval algorithm

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The inter-comparison of major satellite aerosol retrieval algorithms using simulated intensity and polarization characteristics of reflected light

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Threefold land-use forcing intensifies twofold warming of urban Europe

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Some implications of sampling choices on comparisons between satellite and model aerosol optical depth fields

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The 2019 Raikoke volcanic eruption: Part 1 Dispersion model simulations and satellite retrievals of volcanic sulfur dioxide

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The GRAPE aerosol retrieval algorithm

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The inter-comparison of major satellite aerosol retrieval algorithms using simulated intensity and polarization characteristics of reflected light

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Threefold land-use forcing intensifies twofold warming of urban Europe

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