The sensitivity of hurricane irene to aerosols and ocean coupling: Simulations with WRF spectral bin microphysics

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 467-486

  Lynn, Barry H ^a   Khain, Alexander P ^a   Bao, Jian Wen ^b   Michelson, Sara A ^c   Yuan, Tianle ^d   Kelman, Guy ^e   Rosenfeld, Daniel ^a   Shpund, Jacob ^a   Benmoshe, Nir ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e Weather It Is LTD   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Air sea interaction; Cloud microphysics; Cloud resolving models; Cumulus clouds; Hurricanes typhoons

Indexed keywords

BINS; HURRICANES; OCEANOGRAPHY; WIND;

AIR SEA INTERACTIONS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; CUMULUS CLOUD; HURRICANES/TYPHOONS;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CUMULUS; HURRICANE IRENE 2011; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TYPHOON; WEATHER FORECASTING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84958616580     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-14-0150.1     Document Type: Article

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