Simulation of the influence of aerosol particle characteristics on clouds and precipitation with LM-SPECS: Model description and first results

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 90, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 233-242

  Grutzun V ^a   Knoth, O ^a   Simmel, M ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Droplet nucleation; Ice nucleation; LM SPECS; Precipitation formation; Spectral microphysics

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLAY MINERALS; CLOUDS; DROP FORMATION; DROPS; ICE; KAOLINITE; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; NUCLEATION; PHYSICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

DROPLET NUCLEATION; ICE NUCLEATION; LM-SPECS; PRECIPITATION FORMATION; SPECTRAL MICROPHYSICS;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

AEROSOL; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; MODELING; NUCLEATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 56249085957     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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