Simulation of the effects of increasing cloud condensation nuclei on mixed-phase clouds and precipitation of a front system

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 96, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 461-476

  Cheng, Chao Tzuen ^a   Wang, Wei Chyung ^a   Chen, Jen Ping ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CCN; Microphysics; Mixed phase

Indexed keywords

CLOUD ALBEDO; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; CLOUD DROPS; CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; CLOUD WATER; DIFFUSIONAL GROWTH; ICE PARTICLES; INDIRECT EFFECTS; MICROPHYSICS; MIXED-PHASE CLOUD; PHASE PRECIPITATIONS; REGIONAL MODEL; SENSITIVITY SIMULATION; SURFACE PRECIPITATION; UPPER TROPOSPHERE;

CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; ICE; PHYSICS;

RAIN;

CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD WATER; MODELING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 77952321988     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.02.005     Document Type: Article

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