Aerosol effects on intensity of landfalling hurricanes as seen from simulations with the WRF model with spectral bin microphysics

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 365-384

  Khain, A ^a   Lynn, B ^a   Dudhia, J ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL EFFECT; BIN MICROPHYSICS; COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT; FLORIDA; GRID POINTS; GULF OF MEXICO; ICE CRYSTALS; KATRINA; LANDFALLING; LOUISIANA; MAXIMUM VELOCITY; MINIMUM PRESSURE; MODEL RESULTS; NEW ORLEANS; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE FLUX; TIME STEP; TO EFFECT; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WATER DROP; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS; WRF MODEL;

BINS; BIOLOGY; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HURRICANES; PHYSICS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLOUD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HAIL; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; LIGHTNING; NUMERICAL MODEL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; GULF OF MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953252220     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAS3210.1     Document Type: Article

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