A numerical study of aerosol influence on mixed-phase stratiform clouds through modulation of the liquid phase

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1733-1749

  De Boer, G ^a,b,c   Hashino, T ^d   Tripoli, G J ^e   Eloranta, E W ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AEROSOL PROPERTY; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; ICE CRYSTAL; NUCLEATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; STRATIFORM CLOUD;

EID: 84874052437     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-1733-2013     Document Type: Article

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