Parameterization of cloud droplet activation using a simplified treatment of the aerosol number size distribution

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 15, 2008, Pages

  Kivekäs, Niku ^b   Kerminen, Veli Matti ^b   Anttila, Tatu ^b   Korhonen, Hannele ^a,b   Lihavainen, Heikki ^b   Komppula, Mika ^b   Kulmala, Markku ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; DROP FORMATION; PARAMETERIZATION; SIMULATORS; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

AEROSOL NUMBER SIZE DISTRIBUTION; AIR PARCELS; ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; BEST FIT; CLOUD DROPLET ACTIVATION; CLOUD DROPLET NUMBER; CLOUD DROPLETS; COMPUTER RESOURCES; CUT-OFF; FINLAND; INPUT PARAMETER; MODEL INPUTS; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; PARAMETERIZED; PARTICLE NUMBER SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PARTICLE VOLUME; PARTICLE VOLUME CONCENTRATIONS; SOLUBLE FRACTION; SUBMICRON; VOLUME CONCENTRATION; VOLUME CONCENTRATION RATIOS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

ADIABATIC PROCESS; AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLOUD DROPLET; PARAMETERIZATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; UPDRAFT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 57249091588     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009485     Document Type: Article

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