Thunderstorm and stratocumulus: How does their contrasting morphology affect their interactions with aerosols?

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 6819-6837

  Lee, S S ^a   Donner, L J ^b   Penner, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; COOLING; GUST; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; STRATIFORM CLOUD; STRATOCUMULUS; THUNDERSTORM; UPDRAFT;

EID: 77954894867     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-6819-2010     Document Type: Article

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