Impact of the Mount Pinatubo eruption on cirrus clouds formed by homogeneous freezing in the ECHAM4 GCM

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 18, 2003, Pages

  Lohmann, U ^a   Karcher B ^b   Timmreck, C ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Cirrus clouds; Mount Pinatubo; Volcanic eruption

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CIRRUS; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; ICE CRYSTAL; SULFATE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 1342331982     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd003185     Document Type: Article

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