The simulation of a convective cloud in a 3D model with explicit microphysics. Part II: Dynamical and microphysical aspects of cloud merger

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 2525-2545

  Kogan, Yefim L ^a   Shapiro, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3D MODEL; CLOUD MERGER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE CLOUD;

EID: 0030415009     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<2525:TSOACC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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