Concepts
17 concepts
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thermal constraints
Limitations on activity imposed by temperature and radiation conditions
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aerosol-cloud interactions
The role of atmospheric aerosols in cloud formation and precipitation by acting as cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) and ice-nucleating particles (INPs)
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orographic turbulence
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snow microphysics
Physical processes affecting snow particle formation, growth, and characteristics including aggregation, riming, sublimation, and fragmentation
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dust transport
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synoptic conditions
Large-scale atmospheric weather patterns that influence regional temperature and precipitation distributions
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turbulent heat flux
Transfer of sensible and latent heat between surface and atmosphere via turbulent mixing
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moist convection
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aggregation
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riming
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snow albedo feedback
The positive feedback mechanism where reduced snow cover lowers surface albedo, increasing absorption and further reducing snow cover
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Wegener-Bergeron-Findeisen process (WBF)
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cold-air drainage
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mountain meteorology
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new-particle formation
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ozone formation
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