Parameterization of the droplet effective radius of warm layer clouds

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 2629-2632

  Pontikis, C A ^a  

^a UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles   (Guadeloupe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CLIMATOLOGY; DROP FORMATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; DROPS; LIQUIDS;

DROPLETS;

CLOUDS; PARAMETERIZATION;

ADIABATIC LAPSE RATE; CLOUD DROPLET; DROPLET RADIUS; LIQUID WATER CONTENT; PARAMETERIZATION; WARM LAYER;

ANALYTIC EXPRESSIONS; CLOUD DROPLETS; DROPLET CONCENTRATION; EFFECTIVE RADIUS; LIQUID WATER CONTENT; LIQUID WATER PATHS; OBSERVATIONAL DATA; THEORETICAL EXPRESSION;

EID: 0030235566     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL02452     Document Type: Article

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