Effect of aerosol on warm convective clouds: Aerosol-cloud surface flux feedbacks in a new coupled large eddy model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Jiang, Hongli ^a   Feingold, Graham ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLOUDS; HEAT FLUX; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

AEROSOL; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; RADIATIVE FORCING;

EID: 33144474859     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006138     Document Type: Article

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