The cumulative impact of cloud droplet nucleating aerosols on orographic snowfall in Colorado

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 604-625

  Saleeby, Stephen M ^a   Cotton, William R ^a   Fuller, Jamie D ^a  

^a Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and School of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Cloud water; Orographic effects; Snowfall

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL CONCENTRATION; AEROSOL EFFECT; CLOUD DROPLETS; CLOUD WATER; CUMULATIVE EFFECTS; CUMULATIVE IMPACTS; HORIZONTAL GRID SPACING; ICE PARTICLES; INTERSEASONAL VARIABILITIES; MOUNTAIN RANGES; OROGRAPHIC CLOUD; OROGRAPHIC EFFECTS; REGIONAL ATMOSPHERIC MODELING SYSTEMS; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOWFALL; SPILLOVER EFFECTS; SYNOPTIC CONDITIONS; VERTICAL PROFILE; WESTERN REGION; WET WINTERS;

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CLOUDS; DRIERS (MATERIALS); LANDFORMS; PARKS; SUPERCOOLING;

SNOW;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD WATER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); NUCLEATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL PROFILE; WINTER;

COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955016329     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAMC2594.1     Document Type: Article

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