Microphysical controls on the stratocumulus topped boundary-layer structure during VOCALS-REx

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2849-2863

  Boutle, I A ^a   Abel, S J ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRIZZLE; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; PARAMETERIZATION; RAINDROP; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STRATOCUMULUS;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTHEAST);

EID: 84866597232     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-2849-2012     Document Type: Article

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