Multi-sensor quantification of aerosol-induced variability in warm clouds over eastern China

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 113, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-9

  Wang, Fu ^a,b   Guo, Jianping ^b   Zhang, Jiahua ^c   Huang, Jingfeng ^d   Min, Min ^e   Chen, Tianmeng ^f   Liu, Huan ^b   Deng, Minjun ^b   Li, Xiaowen ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e NATIONAL SATELLITE METEOROLOGICAL CENTER   (China)

^f BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Aerosol indirect effect; Caliop; Mixing state

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; DROPS; MIXING; RADIOMETERS;

AEROSOL INDIRECT EFFECT; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AEROSOL PARTICLES; CALIOP; CLOUD OBSERVATIONS; FREQUENCY PROFILES; MIXING STATE; SATURATION ZONES;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; CLOUD DROPLET; OPTICAL DEPTH; SATURATION; SEASONALITY; SENSOR;

AEROSOL; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLOUD; OPTICAL DEPTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WINTER;

CHINA;

EID: 84928725849     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.04.063     Document Type: Article

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