A search for large-scale effects of ship emissions on clouds and radiation in satellite data

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 24, 2011, Pages

  Peters, K ^a   Quaas, J ^b   Grassl H ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLOUDS; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; SHIPS;

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; ANTHROPOGENIC AEROSOLS; CLOUD DROPLETS; CLOUD FIELDS; CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH; CLOUD PROPERTIES; CLOUD TOP PRESSURE; CLOUD-TOP TEMPERATURES; CUT-THROUGH; EFFECTIVE RADIUS; EULERIAN; INDIRECT EFFECTS; LAGRANGIAN; LARGE-SCALE EFFECTS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MICROWAVE REMOTE SENSING; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; NATURAL DYNAMICS; REANALYSIS; REGIONS OF INTEREST; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGES; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SHIP EMISSIONS; SHIPPING EMISSIONS; SHIPPING LANES; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; TROPICAL OCEAN;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

AEROSOL; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD WATER; EULERIAN ANALYSIS; EXHAUST EMISSION; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MODIS; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICLE SIZE; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SHIPPING; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TROPICAL REGION; WIND PROFILE;

EID: 84855468764     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016531     Document Type: Article

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