Cloud-resolving modelling of aerosol indirect effects in idealised radiative-convective equilibrium with interactive and fixed sea surface temperature

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 4133-4144

  Khairoutdinov, M F ^a   Yang, C E ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Tennessee   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLIMATE FORCING; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; ENTHALPY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SUPERSATURATION; TROPICAL REGION;

EID: 84882787274     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-4133-2013     Document Type: Article

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