Simulating mixed-phase Arctic stratus clouds: Sensitivity to ice initiation mechanisms

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 4747-4773

  Sednev, I ^a   Menon, S ^a   McFarquhar, G ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; GIS; GLACIATION; ICE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; STRATIFORM CLOUD; STRATUS; SUPERSATURATION; WATER VAPOR;

ARCTIC;

EID: 79961199866     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-4747-2009     Document Type: Article

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