Heavy air pollution suppresses summer thunderstorms in central China

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 95-96, Issue , 2013, Pages 28-40

  Yang, Xin ^a   Yao, Zhanyu ^b   Li, Zhanqing ^a,c   Fan, Tianyi ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol; China; Precipitation suppression; Thunderstorm

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; LANDFORMS; RAIN; THUNDERSTORMS;

AEROSOL LAYERS; CENTRAL CHINAS; CHINA; CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION; DIURNAL CYCLE; PRECIPITATION SUPPRESSION; RADIATIVE FORCINGS; RAIN RATES; STUDY AREAS; TIMES SERIES;

AEROSOLS;

EID: 84873948924     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2012.12.023     Document Type: Article

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