Impact of the representation of marine stratocumulus clouds on the anthropogenic aerosol effect

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 11997-12022

  Neubauer, D ^a   Lohmann, U ^a   Hoose, C ^b   Frontoso, M G ^a,c,d  

^a ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d RMS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; SOLAR RADIATION; STRATOCUMULUS; TROPOSPHERE; TURBULENT MIXING;

EID: 84911392721     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-11997-2014     Document Type: Article

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