Rain production in convective clouds as simulated in an axisymmetric model with detailed microphysics. Part II: Effects of varying drops and ice initiation

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 1815-1837

  Reisin, Tamir ^a   Levin, Zev ^a   Tzivion, Shalva ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; ICE INITIATION; RAIN DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0030431090     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<1815:RPICCA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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