Influence of biomass aerosol on precipitation over the Central Amazon: An observational study

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 6789-6800

  Goncalves W A ^a   Machado, L A T ^a   Kirstetter, P E ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; BIOMASS BURNING; BLACK CARBON; CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL;

AMAZONIA;

EID: 84934975984     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-6789-2015     Document Type: Article

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