Dynamical effects of aerosol perturbations on simulated idealized squall lines

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 991-1009

  Lebo, Zachary J ^a   Morrison, Hugh ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL LOADING; CONVECTIVE MASS FLUX; DYNAMICAL EFFECTS; LOW-LEVEL WINDS; OPTIMAL BALANCE; RAINDROP SIZES; SHEAR-INDUCED; STORM STRUCTURE;

AEROSOLS; LAKES; STORMS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

LOADING;

AEROSOL; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SQUALL LINE; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 84896751423     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: 15200493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-13-00156.1     Document Type: Article

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