Uncertainties in aerosol direct and indirect effects attributed to uncertainties in convective transport parameterizations

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 118, Issue , 2012, Pages 357-369

  Storelvmo, T ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Black carbon; Clouds; Entrainment; Regional climate

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL CONCENTRATION; AEROSOL EFFECT; AEROSOL INDIRECT EFFECT; AEROSOL PARTICLES; AEROSOL TRANSPORT; BLACK CARBON; BLACK CARBON EMISSION; CONVECTIVE PLUME; CONVECTIVE TRANSPORT; DEEP CONVECTION; DEEP CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; DEEP MOIST CONVECTION; DOWN-WELLING; GLOBAL MODELING; INDIRECT EFFECTS; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; PARAMETERIZATIONS; RADIATIVE BALANCE; REGIONAL CLIMATE; RELATIVE STRENGTH; REMOTE REGIONS; SHORT-WAVE RADIATION; SOURCE REGION; TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERES; TRANSPORT MECHANISM; TROPOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; UPPER TROPOSPHERE;

AIR ENTRAINMENT; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLOUDS; NATURAL CONVECTION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; TROPOSPHERE;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; BLACK CARBON; CARBON EMISSION; CLOUD; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; DOWNWELLING; ENTRAINMENT; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; REGIONAL CLIMATE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84865324734     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.06.022     Document Type: Article

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