Ice initiation in warm-base convective clouds: An assessment of microphysical mechanisms

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 125-152

  Beard, Kenneth V ^a,b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE WATER SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE CLOUD; ICE INITIATION; MICROPHYSICS; SUPERCOOLED RAINDROP; WARM CLOUD;

EID: 0027059415     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-8095(92)90024-5     Document Type: Article

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