Microphysical observations obtained in cumulus clouds over the sea are presented and related to background pollution levels. The sub‐cloud aerosol concentrations vary from 50 to 5000 cm −3 , which can hardly be considered ‘maritime’. Observed droplet size distributions are used to determine radiative properties using Mie theory. Functional expressions are derived for the extinction cross‐section and the single scattering albedo as functions of the sub‐cloud aerosol concentrations.
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