Space-based evaluation of interactions between aerosols and low-level Arctic clouds during the Spring and Summer of 2008

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 3359-3373

  Tietze, K ^a   Riedi, J ^b   Stohl, A ^c   Garrett, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; SPRING (SEASON); SUMMER;

EID: 79953862312     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-3359-2011     Document Type: Article

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