Microphysical and macrophysical responses of marine stratocumulus polluted by underlying ships: Evidence of cloud deepening

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Christensen, Matthew W ^a   Stephens, Graeme L ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERICS; LIQUIDS; OPTICAL RADAR; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SHIPS;

AEROSOL PLUME; BOUNDARY LAYER CLOUDS; CLOSED CELLS; CLOUD COVERAGE; CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH; CLOUD PROPERTIES; CLOUD STRUCTURE; CLOUD TOP HEIGHTS; CLOUD-AEROSOL LIDAR WITH ORTHOGONAL POLARIZATIONS; EFFECTIVE RADIUS; LIQUID WATER; LIQUID WATER PATHS; MARINE STRATOCUMULUS; MESOSCALE; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; OPEN-CELL;

CLOUDS;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; MODIS; PLUME; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STRATOCUMULUS; TRACKING;

EID: 79551620176     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014638     Document Type: Article

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