How important is the vertical structure for the representation of aerosol impacts on the diurnal cycle of marine stratocumulus?

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 4039-4052

  Sandu, I ^a,b   Brenguier, J L ^a   Thouron, O ^a   Stevens, B ^b,c  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIURNAL VARIATION; DRIZZLE; ENTRAINMENT; HYGROSCOPICITY; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; RADIATIVE FORCING; STRATOCUMULUS;

EID: 72449122098     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-4039-2009     Document Type: Article

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