Dissipating the correlation smokescreen: Causal decomposition of the radiative effects of biomass burning aerosols over the South-East Atlantic

Emilie Fons, Isabel L. McCoy, Tom Beucler +2

Biomass burning aerosols (BBAs) from Southern Africa seasonally overlie the semi-permanent South-East Atlantic (SEA) stratocumulus deck, impacting the region's energy budget throug…