The dependence of ice microphysics on aerosol concentration in arctic mixed-phase stratus clouds during ISDAC and M-PACE

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 15, 2012, Pages

  Jackson, Robert C ^a   McFarquhar, Greg M ^a   Korolev, Alexei V ^b   Earle, Michael E ^b   Liu, Peter S K ^b   Lawson, R Paul ^c   Brooks, Sarah ^d   Wolde, Mengistu ^e   Laskin, Alexander ^f   Freer, Matt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c Stratton Park Engineering Company   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^f PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; ICE;

AEROSOL CONCENTRATION; AEROSOL FORCING; AEROSOL INDIRECT EFFECT; AMBIENT AEROSOLS; ARCTIC CLOUDS; BELOW-CLOUD; CLOUD BASE; EFFECTIVE RADIUS; ICE CRYSTALS; ICE NUCLEI; INDIRECT EFFECTS; LIQUID DROP; LIQUID WATER CONTENT; MICROPHYSICS; MIXED-PHASE CLOUD; NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; SINGLE LAYER; STRATOCUMULUS CLOUDS; STRONG CORRELATION; SURFACE CONDITIONS; VERTICAL PROFILE;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE SURVEY; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; GLACIATION; ICE CRYSTAL; SEA ICE; STRATOCUMULUS; STRATUS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 84865371575     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD017668     Document Type: Article

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