Impacts of cloud droplet-nucleating aerosols on shallow tropical convection

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1369-1385

  Saleeby, Stephen M ^a   Herbener, Stephen R ^a   van den Heever, Susan C ^a   L'Ecuyer, Tristan ^b  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Cloud microphysics; Cloud resolving models; Convective scale processes; Cumulus clouds

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; BUDGET CONTROL; CLOUDS; THERMODYNAMICS;

AEROSOL CONCENTRATION; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; CONVECTIVE-SCALE PROCESS; CUMULUS CLOUD; PRECIPITATION PROCESS; STRATOCUMULUS CLOUDS; TROPICAL CONVECTION;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

AEROSOL; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLIMATE FORCING; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; CUMULUS; DROPLET; NUCLEATION; THERMODYNAMICS; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

EID: 84943450624     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-14-0153.1     Document Type: Article

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