Relationships between aerosols and precipitation in the southern Appalachian Mountains

• Published in: International journal of climatology Vol. 33; no. 14; pp. 3016 - 3028
• Main Authors: Kelly, G. M., Taubman, B. F., Perry, L. B., Sherman, J. P., Soulé, P. T., Sheridan, P. J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 30.11.2013; Wiley; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: aerosols; Atmospheric moisture. Precipitations; Bgi / Prodig; Climatology; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; External geophysics; Meteorology; Particles and aerosols; Physical geography; precipitation; southern Appalachians; Water in the atmosphere (humidity, clouds, evaporation, precipitation); Appalachians; Southern Appalachians; Appalachian Mountains; United States of America; atmospheric precipitation; aerosols; mass; classification; Condensation nucleus; North America; precipitation; Air mass; Cloud base; Synoptic scale; Source localization; Orography; southern Appalachians; Observation data; statistical analysis; seasonal variations; Atmospheric dynamics; Precipitation; Mountain; Seasonal variation; Aerosol; Cloud; Atmospheric moisture

ABSTRACT There are many uncertainties associated with aerosol‐precipitation interactions, particularly in mountain regions where a variety of processes at different spatial scales influence precipitation patterns. Statistical relationships between aerosols and precipitation were examined in the sout...