Impact of biomass burning aerosols on precipitation in the Amazon: A modeling case study

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Martins, J A ^a,b   Dias, M Assuncao F Silva ^b,c   Goncalves F L T ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE TECNOLÓGICA FEDERAL DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BIOMASS; HEAT FLUX; RAIN; SOLAR ENERGY; SUN;

AEROSOL ABSORPTIONS; AMAZON REGIONS; ATMOSPHERIC MODELS; BIOMASS-BURNING; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD COVERS; CLOUD SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; LATENT HEAT FLUXES; MICROPHYSICAL PARAMETERS; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; RAINFALL RATES; REGIONAL ATMOSPHERIC MODELING SYSTEMS; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUXES; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; TOTAL PRECIPITATIONS; WET SEASONS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BIOMASS BURNING; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LATENT HEAT FLUX; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX;

AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 62749098355     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007jd009587     Document Type: Article

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