A parametrization of the ice water content observed in frontal and convective clouds

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 122, Issue 536, 1996, Pages 1815-1844

  Bower, Keith N ^a   Moss, S J ^b   Johnson, D W ^b   Choularton, T W ^a   Latham, J ^a   Brown, P R A ^b,d   Blyth, A M ^c   Cardwell, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^c NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convective cloud; Frontal cloud; Ice water mass ratio; Parametrization; Secondary ice multiplication

Indexed keywords

CLOUD WATER; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; FRONTAL CLOUD; ICE/WATER MASS;

ATLANTIC, (NORTH); UK, ENGLAND; USA, MONTANA; USA, NEW MEXICO;

EID: 0030326338     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.49712253605     Document Type: Article

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