Aerosol and thermodynamic effects on tropical cloud systems during TWPICE and ACTIVE

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-24

  May, P T ^a   Allen, G ^b   Vaughan, G ^b   Connolly, P ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLOUD; SEASONALITY; STORM; THERMODYNAMICS;

AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY; TIWI ISLANDS;

EID: 70450258426     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-15-2009     Document Type: Article

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