Nucleation-droplet growth interactions and microphysical property development in convective clouds

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-22

  Fukuta, N ^a   Xu, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD FORMATION; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD NUCLEATION; CONVECTION; DROPLET GROWTH;

EID: 0030448254     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-8095(95)00071-2     Document Type: Article

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