Anthropogenic radiative forcing of marine stratocumulus clouds under different thermodynamic conditions-An LES model study

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 118, Issue , 2012, Pages 370-389

  Song, Keunyong ^a   Yum, Seong Soo ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic radiative forcing; LES model; Marine stratocumulus

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL INDIRECT EFFECT; BIN MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD DEVELOPMENT; CLOUD DROPLETS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; INITIAL CONDITIONS; LIQUID WATER PATHS; MARINE STRATOCUMULUS; MARINE STRATOCUMULUS CLOUDS; MODEL STUDY; MULTI-LAYERED; OPTIMAL RANGES; POLLUTED AIR MASS; RADIATIVE COOLING; RADIATIVE FORCINGS; SINGLE LAYER; STRATOCUMULUS CLOUDS; SURFACE LAYERS; THERMODYNAMIC CONDITIONS; TURBULENT MIXING;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLOUDS; MIXING; OPTIMIZATION; RADIOMETRY; SHOCK TUBES; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; TURBULENT FLOW;

THERMODYNAMICS;

AIR MASS; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; COOLING; DRIZZLE; DROPLET; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; STRATOCUMULUS; THERMODYNAMICS; TURBULENT MIXING;

EID: 84865442266     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.07.018     Document Type: Article

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