The potential impacts of pollution on a nondrizzling stratus deck: Does aerosol number matter more than type?

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 19, 2008, Pages

  Andrejczuk, M ^a   Reisner, J M ^a   Henson, B ^a   Dubey, M K ^a   Jeffery, C A ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CELL MEMBRANES; CLOUDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DECKS (SHIP); DROP FORMATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIMULATORS;

AEROSOL TYPES; CARBON AEROSOLS; CLOUD DROPLET NUMBER; CLOUD DROPLET RADII; CLOUD DROPLETS; CLOUD DYNAMICS; CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; CLOUD STATISTICS; CLOUD WATER; DYCOMS-II; EULERIAN APPROACH; GRID CELLS; LAGRANGIAN; LARGE SHIPS; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; NUMERICAL ERRORS; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; URBAN AREAS;

AIR POLLUTION;

ADVECTION; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD WATER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRIZZLE; EULERIAN ANALYSIS; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; MIXING RATIO; NUMERICAL METHOD; POLLUTION EFFECT; STRATUS;

EID: 60849084769     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009445     Document Type: Article

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