Inclusion of ice microphysics in the NCAR Community Atmospheric Model version 3 (CAM3)

Journal of Climate

Volumn 20, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 4526-4547

  Liu, Xiaohong ^a   Penner, Joyce E ^b   Ghan, Steven J ^a   Wang, Minghuai ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLOUDS; GRAVITATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; ICE CLOUDS; ICE CRYSTALS; ICE MICROPHYSICS;

ICE;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLOUD; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONDENSATION; EVAPORATION; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; POLAR REGION; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOPAUSE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 35448998516     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI4264.1     Document Type: Article

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