Aerosol effects on the development of a supercell storm in a double-moment bulk-cloud microphysics scheme

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Lim, Kyo Sun Sunny ^a   Hong, Song You ^a   Yum, Seong Soo ^a   Dudhia, Jimy ^b   Klemp, Joseph B ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PHYSICS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AEROSOL CONCENTRATION; AEROSOL EFFECT; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; MICROPHYSICS; MODELING STUDIES; NEAR-SURFACE; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; QUASI-STEADY; QUASI-STEADY STATE; SIMULATED STORMS; SNOW MASS; STORM INTENSITY; STORM MORPHOLOGY; STORM STRUCTURE; SUPER CELL; SUPERCELL STORMS; SURFACE PRECIPITATION; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING;

STORMS;

AEROSOL; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SNOW ACCUMULATION; STORM SURGE; SUPERCELL; VORTICITY;

EID: 79251641766     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014128     Document Type: Article

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