Influence of cloud condensation nuclei on orographic snowfall

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 903-922

  Saleeby, Stephen M ^a   Cotton, William R ^a   Lowenthal, Douglas ^b   Borys, Randolph D ^b   Wetzel, Melanie A ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; CLOUD DROPLETS; CLOUD SYSTEMS; COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; COLLISION AND COALESCENCE; CONCENTRATION OF; CRYSTAL NUCLEATION; DROPLET DISTRIBUTION; FOSSIL FUEL EMISSIONS; ICE CLOUDS; ICE CRYSTALS; ICE PHASE; INDIRECT EFFECTS; LIQUID WATER CONTENT; MIXED-PHASE CLOUD; MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OROGRAPHIC BARRIERS; OROGRAPHIC CLOUD; PRECIPITATION FORMATION; RADIATION BALANCE; RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION; SNOW CRYSTALS; SUB-FREEZING CONDITION; SUPERCOOLED LIQUID WATER; SURFACE DEPOSITION; SURFACE SNOW; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIATION;

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; COALESCENCE; CONDENSATION; CRYOGENIC LIQUIDS; CRYSTALS; DROP FORMATION; FOSSIL FUELS; ICE; LEAKAGE (FLUID); RADIATION EFFECTS; SNOW; SUPERCOOLING; WATER CONTENT; WATER RESOURCES;

CLOUDS;

CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD DROPLET; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; ICE CRYSTAL; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SNOW;

EID: 67649200589     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JAMC1989.1     Document Type: Article

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