A novel scheme for parameterizing aerosol processing in warm clouds

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3576-3598

  Lebo, Zachary J ^a   Morrison, Hugh ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Cloud microphysics; Cloud parameterizations; Numerical analysis modeling

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL DISTRIBUTION; BULK MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD PARAMETERIZATIONS; EXPLICIT TREATMENTS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS/MODELING; POWER-LAW RELATIONSHIP; SEMI-ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES;

BINS; PARAMETERIZATION; PHYSICS;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DROPLET; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; RAINDROP; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 84888041287     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-13-045.1     Document Type: Article

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