The impact of aerosols on non-precipitating marine stratocumulus. II: The semi-direct effect

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 134, Issue 634 A, 2008, Pages 1155-1165

  Hill, Adrian A ^a,b   Dobbie, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bin microphysics; Large eddy simulation; Radiative forcing

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIR POLLUTION; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CARBON BLACK; CLOUDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DRAG REDUCTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; METEOROLOGY; POLARIZATION; TURBULENT FLOW; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERICS; BINS; EVAPORATION; MOISTURE; PHYSICS; POLLUTION CONTROL; VAPORS;

ABSORBING AEROSOLS; BIN MICROPHYSICS; MARINE STRATOCUMULUS; RADIATIVE FORCING; AEROSOL EFFECTS; BLACK CARBONS; BULK MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUSES; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; INITIAL CONCENTRATIONS; LARGE-EDDY SIMULATION; MICROPHYSICS; SIMULATION MODELS;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; STRATOCUMULUS; ENTRAINMENT; RADIATIVE FORCING;

EID: 50949132900     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.277     Document Type: Article

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