New evidence of orographic precipitation suppression by aerosols in central China

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 119, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 17-29

  Yang, Xin ^a   Ferrat, Marion ^a   Li, Zhanqing ^a,b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADIATIVE FORCING; VISIBILITY; WIND VELOCITY;

CHINA; MOUNT HUA; SHAANXI;

EID: 84871939514     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: 14365065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-012-0221-9     Document Type: Article

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