Strong aerosol-cloud interaction in altocumulus during updraft periods: Lidar observations over central Europe

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 18, 2015, Pages 10687-10700

  Schmidt, J ^a   Ansmann, A ^a   Buhl J ^a   Wandinger, U ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CLOUD DROPLET; CUMULUS; ENTRAINMENT; LIDAR; REMOTE SENSING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TURBULENT MIXING;

GERMANY; LEIPZIG; SAXONY;

EID: 84942596965     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-10687-2015     Document Type: Article

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