Satellite observed aerosol-induced variability in warm cloud properties under different meteorological conditions over eastern China

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 84, Issue , 2014, Pages 122-132

  Wang, Fu ^a,b   Guo, Jianping ^b   Wu, Yerong ^c   Zhang, Xiaoye ^b   Deng, Minjun ^b   Li, Xiaowen ^d   Zhang, Jiahua ^e   Zhao, Jing ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

AOD; Cloud fraction; Cloud top pressure; Lower tropospheric stability; MODIS

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; COASTAL ZONES; DROPS; VELOCITY;

AEROSOL INDIRECT EFFECT; AOD; CLOUD FRACTION; CLOUD TOP PRESSURE; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; METEOROLOGICAL VARIABLES; MODIS; THERMODYNAMICAL PROCESS;

TROPOSPHERE;

ABUNDANCE; AEROSOL; DATA SET; DROPLET; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; METEOROLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHINA; CLOUD; HUMIDITY; LAND BIOME; METEOROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEA; THERMODYNAMICS; TROPOSPHERE;

CHINA;

EID: 84890103177     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.11.018     Document Type: Article

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