Indirect impact of atmospheric aerosols in idealized simulations of convective-radiative quasi equilibrium

Journal of Climate

Volumn 19, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 4664-4682

  Grabowski, Wojciech W ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE-RADIATIVE QUASI EQUILIBRIUM; DROPLET CONCENTRATION; TWOMEY EFFECT; WARM-RAIN MICROPHYSICS;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; RAIN; SOLAR ENERGY;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC FLOW;

EID: 33749646107     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI3857.1     Document Type: Article

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