Moisture and dynamical interactions maintaining decoupled Arctic mixed-phase stratocumulus in the presence of a humidity inversion

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 10127-10148

  Solomon, A ^a,b   Shupe, M D ^a,b   Persson, P O G ^a,b   Morrison, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CLOUD; CLOUD WATER; CONDENSATION; ENTRAINMENT; KINETIC ENERGY; MIXED LAYER; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; STRATOCUMULUS; SUBTROPICAL REGION; UPDRAFT; WATER VAPOR;

ARCTIC;

EID: 80053924066     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-10127-2011     Document Type: Article

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