Midweek increase in U.S. summer rain and storm heights suggests air pollution invigorates rainstorms

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Bell, Thomas L ^a   Rosenfeld, Daniel ^b   Kim, Kyu Myong ^a,c   Yoo, Jung Moon ^d   Lee, Myong In ^a,c   Hahnenberger, Maura ^e  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; COALESCENCE; LATENT HEAT; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; RAIN; STORMS; WIND EFFECTS;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLOUD DROPLET; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; RAINSTORM; SATELLITE DATA; SUMMER;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41649092520     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008623     Document Type: Article

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