Investigations of aerosol impacts on hurricanes: Virtual seeding flights

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2557-2567

  Carrio, G G ^a   Cotton, W R ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE SURVEY; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; COLD POOL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HURRICANE; RAINBAND; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

EID: 79952846037     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-2557-2011     Document Type: Article

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