A comparison between trajectory ensemble and adiabatic parcel modeled cloud properties and evaluation against airborne measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Romakkaniemi, S ^a,b   McFiggans, G ^a   Bower, K N ^a   Brown, P ^c   Coe, H ^a   Choularton, T W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DROP FORMATION; HURRICANE EFFECTS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WIND EFFECTS;

AEROSOL CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL INDIRECT EFFECT; AEROSOL PROPERTIES; AIR PARCELS; AIRBORNE MEASUREMENTS; CLOUD DROPLET NUMBER; CLOUD DROPLETS; CLOUD PROCESSING; CLOUD PROPERTIES; LARGE-SCALE MODELS; MODEL SIMULATION; PARAMETERIZATIONS; REGIONAL AIR POLLUTION; RESIDENCE TIME; RIPENING PROCESS; STRATOCUMULUS CLOUDS; TEM; TRAJECTORY ENSEMBLE MODELS; VERTICAL WIND;

SIMULATORS;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; AIRBORNE SENSING; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLOUD DROPLET; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PARAMETERIZATION; RESIDENCE TIME; STRATOCUMULUS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 66449115539     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD011286     Document Type: Article

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