Evidence of orographic precipitation suppression by air pollution-induced aerosols in the western United States

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 893-911

  Rosenfeld, Daniel ^a   Givati, Amir ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; COARSE AEROSOLS; OROGRAPHIC PRECIPITATION;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; OROGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747056282     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAM2380.1     Document Type: Article

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