Impact of cloud-borne aerosol representation on aerosol direct and indirect effects

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 4163-4174

  Ghan, S J ^a   Easter, R C ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; RADIATIVE FORCING; STRATIFORM CLOUD; VOLCANIC CLOUD;

EID: 33749001719     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-6-4163-2006     Document Type: Article

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