Sensitivity of CAM5-simulated arctic clouds and radiation to ice nucleation parameterization

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 5981-5999

  Xie, Shaocheng ^a   Liu, Xiaohong ^b   Zhao, Chuanfeng ^a   Zhang, Yuying ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTIES; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; COMMUNITY ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; GROUND BASED MEASUREMENT; LIQUID WATER PATHS; MID-LATITUDE STORMS; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERES;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; NUCLEATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ICE;

AEROSOL; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; ICE; NUCLEATION; SATELLITE DATA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUPERSATURATION;

ARCTIC;

EID: 84881644694     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00517.1     Document Type: Article

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