Atmospheric moist convection

B Stevens - Annu. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci., 2005 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Various forms of atmospheric moist convection are reviewed through a
consideration of three prevalent regimes: stratocumulus; trade-wind; and deep, precipitating …

Rainforest aerosols as biogenic nuclei of clouds and precipitation in the Amazon

U Pöschl, ST Martin, B Sinha, Q Chen, SS Gunthe… - science, 2010 - science.org
The Amazon is one of the few continental regions where atmospheric aerosol particles and
their effects on climate are not dominated by anthropogenic sources. During the wet season …

International consortium for atmospheric research on transport and transformation (ICARTT): North America to Europe—Overview of the 2004 summer field study

FC Fehsenfeld, G Ancellet, TS Bates… - Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
In the summer of 2004 several separate field programs intensively studied the
photochemical, heterogeneous chemical and radiative environment of the troposphere over …

Millimeter-wavelength radars: New frontier in atmospheric cloud and precipitation research

P Kollias, EE Clothiaux, MA Miller… - Bulletin of the …, 2007 - journals.ametsoc.org
During the past 20 yr there has been substantial progress on the development and
application of millimeter-wavelength (3.2 and 8.6 mm, corresponding to frequencies of 94 …

[HTML][HTML] Large-eddy simulations of trade wind cumuli: Investigation of aerosol indirect effects

H Xue, G Feingold - Journal of the atmospheric sciences, 2006 - journals.ametsoc.org
The effects of aerosol on warm trade cumulus clouds are investigated using a large-eddy
simulation with size-resolved cloud microphysics. It is shown that, as expected, increases in …

Improved Micro Rain Radar snow measurements using Doppler spectra post-processing

M Maahn, P Kollias - Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 2012 - amt.copernicus.org
The Micro Rain Radar 2 (MRR) is a compact Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave
(FMCW) system that operates at 24 GHz. The MRR is a low-cost, portable radar system that …

[HTML][HTML] Size statistics of cumulus cloud populations in large-eddy simulations

RAJ Neggers, HJJ Jonker… - Journal of the …, 2003 - journals.ametsoc.org
Size Statistics of Cumulus Cloud Populations in Large-Eddy Simulations in: Journal of the
Atmospheric Sciences Volume 60 Issue 8 (2003) Jump to Content Jump to Main Navigation …

Retrieving stratocumulus drizzle parameters using Doppler radar and lidar

EJ O'Connor, RJ Hogan… - Journal of Applied …, 2005 - journals.ametsoc.org
Stratocumulus is one of the most common cloud types globally, with a profound effect on the
earth's radiation budget, and the drizzle process is fundamental in understanding the …

Overview of the second Texas air quality study (TexAQS II) and the Gulf of Mexico atmospheric composition and climate study (GoMACCS)

DD Parrish, DT Allen, TS Bates, M Estes… - Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The Second Texas Air Quality Study (TexAQS II) was conducted in eastern Texas during
2005 and 2006. This 2‐year study included an intensive field campaign, TexAQS 2006/Gulf …

[HTML][HTML] Vertical motions in Arctic mixed-phase stratiform clouds

MD Shupe, P Kollias, POG Persson… - Journal of the …, 2008 - journals.ametsoc.org
Vertical Motions in Arctic Mixed-Phase Stratiform Clouds in: Journal of the Atmospheric
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