Chemical and microphysical properties of marine stratiform cloud in the North Atlantic

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D17, 1998, Pages 22073-22085

  Borys, R D ^a   Lowenthal, D H ^a   Wetzel, M A ^a   Herrera, F ^b   Gonzalez, A ^b   Harris, J ^c  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; DROPLET; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; STRATIFORM CLOUD;

CANARY ISLANDS; TENERIFE;

EID: 18344416839     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD02087     Document Type: Article

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