Cancellation of aerosol indirect effects in marine stratocumulus through cloud thinning

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2657-2669

  Wood, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLOUDS; CONDENSATION; KINETIC ENERGY; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; TROPOSPHERE;

CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLOUDS; CONDENSATION; KINETIC ENERGY; METEOROLOGY; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; TROPOSPHERE;

CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD DROPLET; KINETIC ENERGY; PERTURBATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STRATOCUMULUS; TROPOSPHERE; VOLCANIC CLOUD;

EID: 34547754428     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3942.1     Document Type: Article

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