Radiative impacts on the growth of drops within simulated marine stratocumulus. Part II: Solar zenith angle variations

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 7 II, 2005, Pages 2339-2351

  Hartman, Christopher M ^a   Harrington, Jerry Y ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INFRARED RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR HEATING;

CLOUD DROPS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MARINE STRATOCUMULUS; SOLAR ZENITH ANGLES; VAPOR DEPOSITIONAL GROWTH;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; RADIATIVE FORCING; ZENITH ANGLE;

EID: 21444448653     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3478.1     Document Type: Article

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