Moisture and dynamical interactions maintaining decoupled Arctic mixed-phase stratocumulus in the presence of a humidity inversion

Observations suggest that processes maintaining subtropical and Arctic stratocumulus differ, due to the different environments in which they occur. For example, specific humidity inversions (specific humidity increasing with height) are frequently observed to occur near cloud top coincident with tem...

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Main Authors: A. Solomon, M. D. Shupe, P. O. G. Persson, H. Morrison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-10-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/11/10127/2011/acp-11-10127-2011.pdf