Implementation and evaluation of aerosol and cloud microphysics in a regional climate model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Zubler, E M ^a   Folini, D ^a   Lohmann, U ^a   Luthi D ^a   Muhlbauer, A ^b   Pousse Nottelmann, S ^a   Schar C ^a   Wild, M ^a  

^a Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CLIMATOLOGY; DUST; ORGANIC CARBON; TIME SERIES;

AERONET; AEROSOL EFFECT; AEROSOL MODELING; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AEROSOL PARTICLES; AEROSOL TRANSPORT; ANGSTROM EXPONENT; ANNUAL CYCLE; ANNUAL MEAN; BLACK CARBON; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DAY-TO-DAY VARIABILITY; DUST TRANSPORT; HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION; LATERAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MESOSCALE; METEOROLOGICAL FIELDS; MINERAL DUST; MODEL RANGE; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTERS; REANALYSIS; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS; SATELLITE DATA; SEA SALTS; STANDARD MODEL; THE STANDARD MODEL; TIME-SCALES;

CLIMATE MODELS;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; BLACK CARBON; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DUST; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; SATELLITE DATA; SEA SALT; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TIME SERIES;

EUROPE;

EID: 79551638388     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014572     Document Type: Article

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