Microphysical and macrophysical responses of marine stratocumulus polluted by underlying ships: 2. Impacts of haze on precipitating clouds

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Christensen, Matthew W ^a   Stephens, Graeme L ^b  

^a Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and School of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; RADAR; RADIOMETERS; RADIOMETRY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SHIPS;

AEROSOL PLUME; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD PROFILING RADARS; CLOUD WATER; CLOUDSAT; LIQUID WATER; LIQUID WATER PATHS; MARINE STRATOCUMULUS; MARINE STRATOCUMULUS CLOUDS; MESOSCALE; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; OCEANGOING VESSELS; OPEN-CELL; PRECIPITATING CLOUDS; RAIN RATES; SPATIAL COVERAGE;

RAIN;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD WATER; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; HAZE; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MODIS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR IMAGERY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SHIP MOTION; STRATOCUMULUS;

EID: 84861947664     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD017125     Document Type: Article

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