Aerosol processing in mixed-phase clouds in ECHAM5-HAM: Model description and comparison to observations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Hoose, Corinna ^a   Lohmann, U ^a   Stier, P ^b   Verheggen, B ^a,c   Weingartner, E ^d  

^a Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

^d PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPORATION; FREEZING; ICE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MELTING;

AEROSOL; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ICE CRYSTAL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

BERN [SWITZERLAND]; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; JUNGFRAUJOCH; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 45749156410     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009251     Document Type: Article

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