Explicit simulations of aerosol physics in a cloud-resolving model: A sensitivity study based on an observed convective cloud

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 773-791

  Ekman, A M L ^a   Wang, C ^a   Wilson, J ^b   Strom J ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 3242892398     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-4-773-2004     Document Type: Article

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