Physical processes controlling ice concentrations in synoptically forced, midlatitude cirrus

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 5348-5360

  Jensen, E J ^a   Lawson, R P ^c   Bergman, J W ^b,d   Pfister, L ^a   Bui, T P ^a   Schmitt, C G ^d  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c SPEC INC   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

cirrus

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS; NUCLEATION;

CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICAL PROCESS; COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT; FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION; METEOROLOGICAL ANALYSIS; MODERATE CONCENTRATION; ONE-DIMENSIONAL SIMULATIONS;

ICE;

CIRRUS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HETEROGENEITY; ICE CRYSTAL; NUCLEATION; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84880315639     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50421     Document Type: Article

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