Impact of aerosols on tropical cyclones: An investigation using convection-permitting model simulation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 7157-7168

  Hazra, Anupam ^a   Mukhopadhyay, P ^a   Taraphdar, S ^b   Chen, J P ^c   Cotton, William R ^d  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

aerosol; microphysics; tropical cyclone

Indexed keywords

HURRICANES; PHYSICS; POLLUTION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); STORMS;

AEROSOL CONCENTRATION; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DYNAMICAL PROPERTIES; INDIAN SUBCONTINENTS; LATENT HEAT RELEASE; MICROPHYSICS; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONVERGENCE; HEATING; NUMERICAL MODEL; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

BAY OF BENGAL; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 84880911169     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50546     Document Type: Article

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