Effects of aerosols on the radiative properties of clouds

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 2656-2670

  Taylor, Jonathan P ^a   Glew, Martin D ^a   Coakley Jr , James A ^b   Tahnk, William R ^b   Platnick, Steven ^c   Hobbs, Peter V ^d   Ferek, Ronald J ^d,e  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; EXHAUST EMISSION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; RADIATIVE FORCING; SHIPPING; STRATOCUMULUS;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033792344     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2000)057<2656:EOAOTR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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