Characteristic nature of vertical motions observed in Arctic mixed-phase stratocumulus

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 3461-3478

  Sedlar, J ^a   Shupe, M D ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DIABATIC PROCESS; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; SEA ICE; SKEWNESS; STRATOCUMULUS; THERMODYNAMICS; VERTICAL MIXING;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 84898002769     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-3461-2014     Document Type: Article

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