Marine stratocumulus aerosol-cloud relationships in the MASE-II experiment: Precipitation susceptibility in eastern Pacific marine stratocumulus

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 24, 2009, Pages

  Lu, Miao Ling ^e   Sorooshian, Armin ^a,f   Jonsson, Haflidi H ^d   Feingold, Graham ^b   Flagan, Richard C ^c   Seinfeld, John H ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^d NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; SHIPS;

A-TRAIN; AEROSOL CONCENTRATION; CALIFORNIA; CLOUD BASE; CLOUD DROPS; EASTERN PACIFIC; EFFECTIVE RADIUS; FIELD CAMPAIGN; MARINE STRATOCUMULUS; OBSERVATIONAL DATA; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AIRBORNE SENSING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRIZZLE; EXHAUST EMISSION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; PERTURBATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STRATOCUMULUS;

CALIFORNIA; MONTEREY; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EAST); UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954205057     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012774     Document Type: Article

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