Simulation of effects of atmospheric aerosols on deep turbulent convective clouds using a spectral microphysics mixed-phase cumulus cloud model. Part I: Model description and possible applications

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 2963-2982

  Khain, Alexander ^a   Pokrovsky, A ^a   Pinsky, M ^a   Seifert, A ^b   Phillips, V ^c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HEAT CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

CLOUD CONDENSATIONAL NUCLEI (CCN); CLOUD HYDROMETEORS; HEBREW UNIVERSITY CLOUD MODEL (HUCM); MICROPHYSICS;

CLOUDS;

AEROSOL; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; CUMULUS;

EID: 12144277893     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-3350.1     Document Type: Article

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