Role of atmospheric aerosol concentration on deep convective precipitation: Cloud-resolving model simulations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 24, 2007, Pages

  Tao, Wei Kuo ^a   Li, Xiaowen ^a,b   Khain, Alexander ^c   Matsui, Toshihisa ^a,b   Lang, Stephen ^d   Simpson, Joanne ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; TROPOSPHERE; WIND EFFECTS;

AEROSOL; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONVECTIVE CLOUD; EVAPORATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; TROPOSPHERE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WIND SHEAR;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (CENTRAL); UNITED STATES;

EID: 49249089502     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008728     Document Type: Review

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