Influence of a future climate on the microphysical and optical properties of orographic cirrus clouds in ECHAM5

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 19, 2010, Pages

  Joos, H ^a   Spichtinger, P ^a   Lohmann, U ^a  

^a ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; CRYSTALS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; GRAVITY WAVES; HYDRODYNAMICS; ICE; LANDFORMS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; VELOCITY; WATER CONTENT; WATER VAPOR; WAVES;

CIRRUS CLOUDS; CLOUD FORCING; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD-RESOLVING; COUPLING DYNAMICS; DRY REGION; FUTURE CLIMATE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GRAVITY-WAVE DYNAMICS; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; ICE CRYSTALS; ICE WATER CONTENT; MOUNTAIN HEIGHT; NET EFFECT; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; OPTICAL DEPTH; OROGRAPHIC CLOUD; RADIATIVE PROPERTIES; VERTICAL VELOCITY; WAVE AMPLITUDES;

CLIMATE MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CIRRUS; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; GRAVITY WAVE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; ICE CRYSTAL; OPTICAL PROPERTY; OROGRAPHY; SUPERSATURATION; VERTICAL PROFILE; WARMING; WATER CONTENT; WAVE ACTION; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 77958524738     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD013824     Document Type: Article

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