Composite ship track characteristics

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 2542-2553

  Durkee, Philip A ^a   Chartier, R E ^a   Brown, A ^a   Trehubenko, E J ^a   Rogerson, S D ^a   Skupniewicz, C ^a   Nielsen, K E ^a   Platnick, S ^b   King, M D ^b  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; EXHAUST EMISSION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; SHIPPING;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033788951     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2000)057<2542:CSTC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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