The relationship between cloud droplet and aerosol number concentrations for climate models

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 941-946

  Gultepe, I ^a   Isaac, G A ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerosol and droplet concentrations; Aircraft observations; Maritime and continental clouds over North America; Microphysical parameterization and statistical analysis; Radiative fluxes

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL CONCENTRATION; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; RADIATIVE FLUX;

EID: 0030425159     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(199608)16:8<941::AID-JOC57>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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