Simulations of drop fall in a homogeneous isotropic turbulent flow

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2-4, 1996, Pages 223-259

  Pinsky, M B ^a   Khain, A P ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD SCAVENGING RATE; CLOUD SEEDING; DROP FALL; MODEL; PRECIPITATION RATE; RAINDROP; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0030465807     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-8095(95)00047-X     Document Type: Article

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