Aerosol effect on cloud droplet size as monitored from surface-based remote sensing over East China Sea region

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 13, 2009, Pages

  Pandithurai, G ^a,c   Takamura, T ^c   Yamaguchi, J ^e   Miyagi, K ^c   Takano, T ^c   Ishizaka, Y ^b   Dipu, S ^a   Shimizu, A ^d  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

^b AICHI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION MODES; AEROSOL CONCENTRATION; AEROSOL EFFECT; AEROSOL SCATTERING COEFFICIENT; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; CLOUD DROPLETS; CLOUD OPTICAL THICKNESS; CLOUD RADAR; DROPLET SIZES; EAST CHINA SEA; EFFECTIVE RADIUS; EPISODIC EVENTS; INDIRECT EFFECTS; LIQUID WATER PATHS; MICROWAVE RADIOMETERS; OPTICAL THICKNESS; REMOTE SENSING SYSTEM; SURFACE-BASED;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; LIQUIDS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; RADIOMETRY; REMOTE SENSING;

DROP FORMATION;

AEROSOL; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD DROPLET; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MEASUREMENT METHOD; REMOTE SENSING;

EAST CHINA SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 70349232381     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL038451     Document Type: Article

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