Effects of ice nuclei on cirrus clouds in a global climate model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 18, 2011, Pages

  Hendricks, J ^a   Krcher, B ^a   Lohmann, U ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLIMATE MODELS; CLOUDS; DUST; FREEZING; NUCLEATION; SILICATE MINERALS; WATER VAPOR;

AEROSOL TYPES; ANNUAL AVERAGE; AVAILABLE WATER; BLACK CARBON; CIRRUS CLOUDS; CIRRUS PROPERTIES; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL; GLOBAL EFFECTS; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION; ICE FORMATIONS; ICE NUCLEATION; ICE NUCLEI; ICE PARTICLES; ICE WATER CONTENT; LIQUID AEROSOLS; MICROPHYSICAL PARAMETERS; MIDLATITUDES; MINERAL DUST; PHYSICAL PARAMETERIZATION; WATER VAPOR MIXING RATIO; ZONAL MEANS;

ICE;

AEROSOL; AVAILABLE WATER CAPACITY; CIRRUS; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; FREEZING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; ICE CRYSTAL; MIXING RATIO; NUCLEATION; PARAMETERIZATION; SOOT;

GERMANY; HAMBURG [GERMANY];

EID: 80053366568     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD015302     Document Type: Article

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