Impacts of mineral dust on the vertical structure of precipitation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Li, R ^a   Min, Q L ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; DUST; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; MINERALS; SILICATE MINERALS; STORMS;

AEROSOL INDIRECT EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC HYDROMETEORS; CONVECTIVE RAIN; DEEP CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; DUST LAYER; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION; LADEN CONDITIONS; MINERAL DUST; MULTIPLE SATELLITES; PRECIPITATION SYSTEMS; RAIN TYPE; STATISTICAL STUDY; STRONG WINDS; TROPICAL CLOUDS; VERTICAL STRUCTURES; WARM AIR;

RAIN;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; CLOUD; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DUST; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINDROP; RAINFALL; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STRATIFORM CLOUD; UPDRAFT; VERTICAL PROFILE; WIND SHEAR;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 84905339031     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD011925     Document Type: Article

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