Implementation of a two-moment bulk microphysics scheme to the WRF model to investigate aerosol-cloud interaction

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 15, 2008, Pages

  Li, Guohui ^a   Wang, Yuan ^a   Zhang, Renyi ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); METHOD OF MOMENTS; PHYSICS; SIMULATORS; STORMS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AEROSOL CONCENTRATION; AEROSOL PROFILES; AEROSOL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; AEROSOL-CLOUD INTERACTION; AUTOCONVERSION; BACKGROUND CONDITIONS; BROAD APPLICATION; BULK MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD PROCESS; CLOUD PROPERTIES; CUMULUS CLOUD; HOUSTON , TEXAS; MASS MIXING RATIO; MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MIXED PHASE MICROPHYSICS; MODAL METHOD; NONMONOTONIC; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; PARAMETERIZATIONS; PRECIPITATION EFFICIENCY; RADAR REFLECTIVITIES; SENSITIVITY SIMULATION; URBAN CONDITIONS; VERTICAL VELOCITY; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS; WRF MODEL;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VOLCANIC CLOUD; WEATHER FORECASTING;

HOUSTON; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53749089891     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009361     Document Type: Article

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