Stratocumulus cloud thickening beneath layers of absorbing smoke aerosol

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 11769-11777

  Wilcox, E M ^a  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL; AIR TEMPERATURE; BIOMASS BURNING; CALIPSO; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OPTICAL DEPTH; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SATELLITE DATA; SAVANNA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SMOKE; STRATOCUMULUS; TROPOSPHERE; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; LIDAR; SOLAR RADIATION; TOP OF ATMOSPHERE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTHEAST); WEST AFRICA;

EID: 78650096813     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-11769-2010     Document Type: Article

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