Aerosol effects on ice clouds: Can the traditional concept of aerosol indirect effects be applied to aerosol-cloud interactions in cirrus clouds?

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 10345-10358

  Lee, S S ^a   Penner, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CIRRUS; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; ICE CRYSTAL; RADIATION BUDGET; UPDRAFT; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 78149271958     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-10345-2010     Document Type: Article

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