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Title: Simulations of marine stratocumulus clouds during ASTEX: Comparisons with radar/radiometer measurements

Abstract

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.

Authors:
 [1];  [2]; ;  [3]
  1. Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
  2. NOAA, Boulder, CO (United States). Environmental Technology Lab.
  3. Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO (United States)
Publication Date:
Sponsoring Org.:
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 Identifier:
467660
Report Number(s):
CONF-9409461-
TRN: IM9721%%88
Resource Type:
Conference
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
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; CLOUDS; AIR-WATER INTERACTIONS; CLIMATIC CHANGE; MONITORING; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS

Citation Formats

Feingold, G, Frisch, A S, Stevens, B, and Cotton, W R. Simulations of marine stratocumulus clouds during ASTEX: Comparisons with radar/radiometer measurements. United States: N. p., 1994. Web.
Feingold, G, Frisch, A S, Stevens, B, & Cotton, W R. Simulations of marine stratocumulus clouds during ASTEX: Comparisons with radar/radiometer measurements. United States.
Feingold, G, Frisch, A S, Stevens, B, and Cotton, W R. 1994. "Simulations of marine stratocumulus clouds during ASTEX: Comparisons with radar/radiometer measurements". United States.
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author = {Feingold, G and Frisch, A S and Stevens, B and Cotton, W R},
abstractNote = {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.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1994},
month = {Sat Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1994}
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