Direct radiative effects of sea salt for the Mediterranean region under conditions of low to moderate wind speeds

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1906-1923

  Lundgren, K ^a,b   Vogel, B ^a   Vogel, H ^a   Kottmeier, Ch ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

Author keywords

direct radiative effect; numerical modelling; regional scale; sea salt

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; NUMERICAL MODELS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; RADIATION CALCULATIONS; RADIATIVE EFFECTS; REGIONAL SCALE; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SEA SALT AEROSOL; SEA SALTS; STRONG DEPENDENCES;

WIND EFFECTS;

AEROSOL; LONGWAVE RADIATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTICAL DEPTH; SEA SALT; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; WIND VELOCITY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84880861129     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD018629     Document Type: Article

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