The effect of aerosol layers on convective cloud microphysics and precipitation

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 327-340

  Chen, Qian ^a   Yin, Yan ^a   Jin, Lian Ji ^a   Xiao, Hui ^a   Zhu, Shi Chao ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Continental; Maritime; Transport

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL CONCENTRATION; AEROSOL LAYERS; AEROSOL PARTICLES; BACKGROUND AEROSOL; CLOUD DEVELOPMENT; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD MODELS; CONTINENTAL; CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; DROP NUMBERS; DYNAMIC PROCESS; EFFECTIVE RADIUS; ENHANCEMENT EFFECTS; HIGH SENSITIVITY; ICE CRYSTALS; ICE PARTICLES; LIQUID DROP; MARITIME; MARITIME AEROSOLS; MASS CONCENTRATION; MICROPHYSICS; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; SPECTRA-RESOLVED; THERMODYNAMIC CONDITIONS; TRANSPORT; WIND SHEARS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLOUDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CRYSTALS; DROPS; ICE; PHYSICS; RAIN; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

AEROSOL; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; DEPOSITION; ICE CRYSTAL; THERMODYNAMICS; TROPOSPHERE; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 79957963562     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.03.007     Document Type: Article

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