Effects of ice number concentration on dynamics of a shallow mixed-phase stratiform cloud

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 18, 2011, Pages

  Ovchinnikov, Mikhail ^a   Korolev, Alexei ^b   Fan, Jiwen ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMICS; LIQUIDS;

ARCTIC CLOUDS; BUOYANCY FLUXES; COMPLEX INTERACTION; HIGH SENSITIVITY; ICE GROWTH; LATENT HEAT RELEASE; LIQUID WATER; LIQUID WATER PATHS; MICROPHYSICS; MIXED LAYER; MIXED-PHASE CLOUD; MIXED-PHASE STRATIFORM CLOUD; MODEL RESPONSE; MODELING STUDIES; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; ON DYNAMICS; RADIATIVE COOLING; VERTICAL MIXING;

ICE;

BUOYANCY FORCING; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; COOLING; NICKEL; NONLINEARITY; STRATIFORM CLOUD; VERTICAL MIXING;

ARCTIC;

EID: 80053084588     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD015888     Document Type: Article

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