The effects of deep convection on the concentration and size distribution of aerosol particles within the upper troposphere: A case study

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 22, 2012, Pages

  Yin, Yan ^a   Chen, Qian ^a   Jin, Lianji ^a   Chen, Baojun ^b   Zhu, Shichao ^a   Zhang, Xiaopei ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; NATURAL CONVECTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STORMS; TROPOSPHERE;

ACCUMULATION MODES; AEROSOL LAYERS; AEROSOL PARTICLES; AUSTRALIA; CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; CONVECTIVE STORMS; DEEP CONVECTION; ICE CRYSTALS; ICE NUCLEATION; RADAR ECHOES; RADAR OBSERVATIONS; SENSITIVITY TESTS; UPPER TROPOSPHERE; VERTICAL TRANSPORTS; VERTICAL VELOCITY;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

ACCUMULATION; AEROSOL FORMATION; BOUNDARY LAYER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FREEZING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR IMAGERY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STORM; TRANSPORT PROCESS; TROPOSPHERE;

AUSTRALIA; DARWIN; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 84870179137     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD017827     Document Type: Article

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