Development and impact of hooks of high droplet concentration on remote southeast Pacific stratocumulus

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 6305-6328

  George, R C ^a   Wood, R ^a   Bretherton, C S ^a   Painter, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD DROPLET; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; STRATOCUMULUS; TROPOSPHERE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTHEAST);

EID: 84880637937     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-6305-2013     Document Type: Article

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