Cloud-system resolving model simulations of aerosol indirect effects on tropical deep convection and its thermodynamic environment

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 10503-10523

  Morrison, H ^a   Grabowski, W W ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CLOUD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LONGWAVE RADIATION; MONSOON; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SHORTWAVE RADIATION; TOP OF ATMOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 80055060836     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-10503-2011     Document Type: Article

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