Saharan dust event impacts on cloud formation and radiation over Western Europe

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 4045-4063

  Bangert, M ^a   Nenes, A ^b,c   Vogel, B ^a   Vogel, H ^a   Barahona, D ^d,e   Karydis, V A ^b   Kumar, P ^c,f   Kottmeier, C ^a   Blahak, U ^g  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e IM Systems Group   (United States)

^f SABIC Innovative Plastics   (United States)

^g DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR TEMPERATURE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; GLACIATION; ICE CRYSTAL; LONGWAVE RADIATION; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARAMETERIZATION; SHORTWAVE RADIATION;

BENELUX; FRANCE; GERMANY;

EID: 84860766919     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-4045-2012     Document Type: Article

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