Regional simulations of deep convection and biomass burning over South America: 2. Biomass burning aerosol effects on clouds and precipitation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 17, 2011, Pages

  Wu, Longtao ^a   Su, Hui ^a   Jiang, Jonathan H ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERICS; BIOMASS; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NATURAL CONVECTION; SUN; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

AEROSOL EFFECT; BIOMASS-BURNING; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; DEEP CONVECTION; DIURNAL CYCLE; DRY SEASONS; FULLY-COUPLED; HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION; MESOSCALE MODEL; RADIATIVE EFFECTS; RADIATIVE HEATING; SOUTH AMERICA; SURFACE PRECIPITATION; UPPER TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR TRANSPORT;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

AEROSOL PROPERTY; AMPLITUDE; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BIOMASS BURNING; DIURNAL VARIATION; HEATING; MOISTURE CONTENT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADIATIVE FORCING; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SOLAR RADIATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 80053082153     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016106     Document Type: Article

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