Stochastic effects of cloud droplet hydrodynamic interaction in a turbulent flow

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 131-169

  Pinsky, M ^a   Khain, A ^a   Shapiro, M ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cloud microphysics; Droplet spectrum formation; Stochastical processes in clouds; Turbulence effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002087972     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(99)00048-4     Document Type: Article

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