Microphysical, radiative, and dynamical impacts of thin cirrus clouds on humidity in the tropical tropopause layer and lower stratosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 19, 2014, Pages 6949-6955

  Dinh, Tra ^a   Fueglistaler, Stephan ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cirrus clouds; dehydration; humidity; ice; tropical tropopause layer; water vapor

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DEHYDRATION; EFFICIENCY; ICE; TROPICS; WATER VAPOR;

CIRRUS CLOUDS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DEHYDRATION EFFICIENCY; INDUCED TEMPERATURE; LOWER STRATOSPHERE; MODEL CONFIGURATION; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; TROPICAL TROPOPAUSE LAYERS;

CLOUDS;

CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; HUMIDITY; SIMULATION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; TROPOPAUSE;

EID: 84911167098     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014GL061289     Document Type: Article

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