Impacts of enhanced CCN on the organization of convection and recent reduced counts of monsoon depressions

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 117-134

  Krishnamurti, T N ^a   Martin, Andrew ^a   Krishnamurti, Ruby ^a   Simon, Anu ^a   Thomas, Aype ^a   Kumar, Vinay ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud condensation nuclei (CCN); Indian monsoon; Monsoon depression

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; BAROCLINIC MOTION; CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; EDDY; KINETIC ENERGY; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; MONSOON; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; POLLUTION EFFECT; SUMMER; TROPOSPHERE;

INDIA;

EID: 84879499929     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1638-z     Document Type: Article

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