A case study: The indirect aerosol effects of mineral dust on warm clouds

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 805-816

  Li, R ^a   Min, Q L ^a   Harrison, L C ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED MICROWAVE SCANNING RADIOMETER FOR EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEMS; AEROSOL EFFECT; AEROSOL INDIRECT EFFECT; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; CLOUD-TOP TEMPERATURES; CLOUDS AND THE EARTH'S RADIANT ENERGY SYSTEMS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DUST AEROSOLS; EFFECTIVE DROPLET RADII; LIQUID WATER PATHS; MINERAL DUST; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; PER UNIT; RADIATION FLUXES; SAHARAN DUST; SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS; SHORT WAVES; SHORT-WAVE RADIATION; SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRANSPORT EVENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; OPTICAL CORRELATION; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

DUST;

AEROSOL; CLOUD; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD DROPLET; DUST; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; MODIS; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE FORCING; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; TEMPERATURE; ZENITH ANGLE;

EID: 77953338715     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAS3235.1     Document Type: Article

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