Articles | Volume 12, issue 18
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-8491-2012
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-8491-2012
Research article
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21 Sep 2012
Research article |  | 21 Sep 2012

Systematic variations of cloud top temperature and precipitation rate with aerosols over the global tropics

Feng Niu and Zhanqing Li

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Subject: Clouds and Precipitation | Research Activity: Remote Sensing | Altitude Range: Troposphere | Science Focus: Physics (physical properties and processes)
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