An investigation into the aerosol dispersion effect through the activation process in marine stratus clouds

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Peng, Yiran ^a   Lohmann, Ulrike ^b   Leaitch, Richard ^c   Kulmala, Markku ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^b Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AEROSOL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISPERSION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; PARTICLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STRATOCUMULUS; STRATUS; SUPERSATURATION; UPDRAFT; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 34548094128     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007401     Document Type: Article

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