Simulations of marine stratocumulus clouds during ASTEX: Comparisons with radar/radiometer measurements
Conference
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OSTI ID:467660
- Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
- NOAA, Boulder, CO (United States). Environmental Technology Lab.
- Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO (United States)
The role of marine stratocumulus clouds in modifying the Earth`s radiative budget has focused unprecedented attention on this cloud type and spawned major field experiments such as FIRE and ASTEX (Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment). Two major hypotheses have driven their research: the first proposes that enhanced sources of cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) will result in higher droplet concentrations and more reflective clouds. The second follows from the first and proposes that larger concentrations of small droplets will suppress drizzle formation, and maintain higher liquid water paths.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, DC (United States); National Inst. for Global Environmental Change, Davis, CA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 467660
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9409461-; TRN: IM9721%%88
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 2. International conference on air-sea interaction and on meterology and oceanography of the coastal zone, Lisbon (Portugal), 22-27 Sep 1994; Other Information: PBD: [1994]; Related Information: Is Part Of Second international conference on air-sea interaction and on meteorology and oceanography of the coastal zone; PB: 343 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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