Aerosol impacts on the diurnal cycle of marine stratocumulus

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2705-2718

  Sandu, Irina ^a   Brenguier, Jean Louis ^a   Geoffroy, Olivier ^a   Thouron, Odile ^a   Masson, Valery ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR ENTRAINMENT; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLOUDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LEAD; LIQUIDS; RADIOMETRY;

LIQUID WATER PATH;

WATER POLLUTION;

AEROSOL; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DIURNAL VARIATION; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; STRATOCUMULUS;

EID: 51749096639     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JAS2451.1     Document Type: Article

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