Observations of the first aerosol indirect effect in shallow cumuli

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Berg, Larry K ^a   Berkowitz, Carl M ^a   Barnard, James C ^a   Senum, Gunnar ^b   Springston, Stephen R ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLOUDS; WATER CONTENT;

AEROSOL INDIRECT EFFECT; CLOUD DYNAMICS; LIQUID WATER CONTENT; OKLAHOMA; OKLAHOMA CITY; POLLUTANT LOADINGS;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

AEROSOL; AEROSOL PROPERTY; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; LIGHT SCATTERING; WATER CONTENT;

OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79751489112     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GL046047     Document Type: Article

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