Mesoscale shallow convection in the atmosphere

BW Atkinson, J Wu Zhang - Reviews of Geophysics, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
This paper is a review of the observational, experimental, theoretical, and numerical studies
of mesoscale shallow convection (MSC) in the atmosphere. Typically, MSC is 1 to 2 km …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Stratocumulus clouds

R Wood - Monthly Weather Review, 2012 - journals.ametsoc.org
Stratocumulus Clouds in: Monthly Weather Review Volume 140 Issue 8 (2012) Jump to
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[HTML][HTML] Revision of convection and vertical diffusion schemes in the NCEP Global Forecast System

J Han, HL Pan - Weather and Forecasting, 2011 - journals.ametsoc.org
A new physics package containing revised convection and planetary boundary layer (PBL)
schemes in the National Centers for Environmental Prediction's Global Forecast System is …

Reduction of tropical cloudiness by soot

AS Ackerman, OB Toon, DE Stevens, AJ Heymsfield… - Science, 2000 - science.org
Measurements and models show that enhanced aerosol concentrations can augment cloud
albedo not only by increasing total droplet cross-sectional area, but also by reducing …

The measurement and parameterization of effective radius of droplets in warm stratocumulus clouds

GM Martin, DW Johnson… - Journal of Atmospheric …, 1994 - journals.ametsoc.org
Abstract Observations from the Meteorological Research Flight's Hercules C-130 aircraft of
the microphysical characteristics of warm stratocumulus clouds have been analyzed to …

The impact of humidity above stratiform clouds on indirect aerosol climate forcing

AS Ackerman, MP Kirkpatrick, DE Stevens, OB Toon - Nature, 2004 - nature.com
Some of the global warming from anthropogenic greenhouse gases is offset by increased
reflection of solar radiation by clouds with smaller droplets that form in air polluted with …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of large-eddy simulations via observations of nocturnal marine stratocumulus

B Stevens, CH Moeng, AS Ackerman… - Monthly weather …, 2005 - journals.ametsoc.org
Evaluation of Large-Eddy Simulations via Observations of Nocturnal Marine Stratocumulus in:
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[PDF][PDF] Climate models: projections of future climate

A Kattenberg, F Giorgi, H Grassl, GA Meehl… - Climate Change 1995 …, 1996 - pure.mpg.de
This chapter assesses the processes in the climate system that are believed to contribute the
most to the uncertainties in current projections of greenhouse warming. Many of these …

[HTML][HTML] A prognostic cloud water parameterization for global climate models

AD Del Genio, MS Yao, W Kovari… - Journal of Climate, 1996 - journals.ametsoc.org
An efficient new prognostic cloud water parameterization designed for use in global climate
models is described. The scheme allows for life cycle effects in stratiform clouds and permits …