Effects of aerosols and relative humidity on cumulus clouds

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 14, 2007, Pages

  Fan, Jiwen ^a   Zhang, Renyi ^a   Li, Guohui ^a   Tao, Wei Kuo ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLOUDS; LATENT HEAT; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN;

AEROSOL; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CUMULUS; DEPOSITION; DROPLET; PARTICLE SIZE; REFLECTIVITY; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 34548772431     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD008136     Document Type: Article

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