Detection of Asian dust in California orographic precipitation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 16, 2011, Pages

  Ault, Andrew P ^a   Williams, Christopher R ^e   White, Allen B ^d   Neiman, Paul J ^d   Creamean, Jessie M ^b   Gaston, Cassandra J ^c   Ralph, F Martin ^d   Prather, Kimberly A ^b  

^a University of Iowa   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; CLOUDS; DUST; STORMS; WATER VAPOR;

ANNUAL PRECIPITATION; ASIAN DUST; BIOMASS-BURNING; CALIFORNIA; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; CLOUD PROPERTIES; EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONES; HIGH ALTITUDE; ICE NUCLEI; INSOLUBLE RESIDUE; INTEGRATED WATER VAPORS; METEOROLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS; MICROPHYSICAL PROPERTY; MODELING STUDIES; ORGANIC SPECIES; ORGANICS; OROGRAPHIC CLOUD; OROGRAPHIC PRECIPITATION; PRECIPITATION EFFICIENCY; PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENT; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SIERRA NEVADA; WATER VAPOR TRANSPORT;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOMASS BURNING; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DUST; OROGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; SNOWPACK; VOLCANIC CLOUD; WATER VAPOR;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052327641     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD015351     Document Type: Article

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