Mapping rainfall feedback to reveal the potential sensitivity of precipitation to biological aerosols

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1109-1118

  Morris, Cindy E ^a,b   Soubeyrand, Samuel ^a   Bigg, E Keith ^c   Creamean, Jessie M ^d   Sands, David C ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Physical Sciences Division ^*  (Australia)

^d NONE   (United States)

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EID: 85021341708     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-15-00293.1     Document Type: Article

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