Flood or drought: how do aerosols affect precipitation?

D Rosenfeld, U Lohmann, GB Raga, CD O'Dowd… - science, 2008 - science.org
Aerosols serve as cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) and thus have a substantial effect on
cloud properties and the initiation of precipitation. Large concentrations of human-made …

Online coupled regional meteorology chemistry models in Europe: current status and prospects

A Baklanov, K Schlünzen, P Suppan… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - acp.copernicus.org
Online coupled mesoscale meteorology atmospheric chemistry models have undergone a
rapid evolution in recent years. Although mainly developed by the air quality modelling …

Simulating chemistry–aerosol–cloud–radiation–climate feedbacks over the continental US using the online-coupled Weather Research Forecasting Model with …

Y Zhang, XY Wen, CJ Jang - Atmospheric Environment, 2010 - Elsevier
The chemistry–aerosol–cloud–radiation–climate feedbacks are simulated using WRF/Chem
over the continental US in January and July 2001. Aerosols can reduce incoming solar …

Linear relation between convective cloud drop number concentration and depth for rain initiation

E Freud, D Rosenfeld - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Coalescence of cloud droplets is essential for the production of small raindrops at a given
vertical distance above the cloud base (Dp). The rate of droplet coalescence is determined …

Integrated modeling for forecasting weather and air quality: A call for fully coupled approaches

G Grell, A Baklanov - Atmospheric Environment, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper discusses some of the differences between online and offline approaches for
both air quality forecasting and numerical weather prediction, and argues in favor of an …

[HTML][HTML] CalWater field studies designed to quantify the roles of atmospheric rivers and aerosols in modulating US West Coast precipitation in a changing climate

FM Ralph, KA Prather, D Cayan… - Bulletin of the …, 2016 - journals.ametsoc.org
CalWater Field Studies Designed to Quantify the Roles of Atmospheric Rivers and Aerosols in
Modulating US West Coast Precipitation in a Changing Climate in: Bulletin of the American …

Global impact of smoke aerosols from landscape fires on climate and the Hadley circulation

MG Tosca, JT Randerson… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2013 - acp.copernicus.org
Each year landscape fires across the globe emit black and organic carbon smoke particles
that can last in the atmosphere for days to weeks. We characterized the climate response to …

Theoretical basis for convective invigoration due to increased aerosol concentration

ZJ Lebo, JH Seinfeld - Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2011 - acp.copernicus.org
The potential effects of increased aerosol loading on the development of deep convective
clouds and resulting precipitation amounts are studied by employing the Weather Research …

Detection of Asian dust in California orographic precipitation

AP Ault, CR Williams, AB White… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aerosols impact the microphysical properties of clouds by serving as cloud condensation
nuclei (CCN) and ice nuclei (IN). By modifying cloud properties, aerosols have the potential …

[HTML][HTML] Coincidence errors in a cloud droplet probe (CDP) and a cloud and aerosol spectrometer (CAS), and the improved performance of a modified CDP

S Lance - Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 2012 - journals.ametsoc.org
Coincidence Errors in a Cloud Droplet Probe (CDP) and a Cloud and Aerosol Spectrometer
(CAS), and the Improved Performance of a Modified CDP in: Journal of Atmospheric and …