Ice formation in arctic mixed-phase clouds: Insights from a 3-D cloud-resolving model with size-resolved aerosol and cloud microphysics

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Fan, Jiwen ^a   Ovtchinnikov, Mikhail ^a   Comstock, Jennifer M ^a   McFarlane, Sally A ^a   Khain, Alexander ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLOUDS; DROP FORMATION; EVAPORATION; FREEZING; LOCATION; NUCLEATION; PHYSICS; RADAR; RADAR SIMULATORS; REMOTE SENSING; SIMULATORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VAPORS; WATER CONTENT;

AEROSOL INDIRECT EFFECT; AEROSOL PROPERTIES; ARCTIC CLOUDS; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION MEASUREMENT PROGRAMS; BIN MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD PROPERTIES; CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; DROP FREEZING; DROPLET EVAPORATION; ENHANCEMENT MECHANISM; ICE CRYSTALS; ICE FORMATIONS; ICE NUCLEATION; ICE NUCLEI; ICE PARTICLES; ICE SUBLIMATION; IN-SITU; LIQUID WATER CONTENT; MICROPHYSICAL PROPERTY; MIXED-PHASE CLOUD; PHASE CONDITIONS; SINGLE LAYER;

ICE;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONDENSATION; DROPLET; EVAPORATION; FREEZING; ICE CRYSTAL; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 66249120359     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008jd010782     Document Type: Article

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