Variational optimization method for calculation of cloud drop growth in an Eulerian drop-size framework

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 20, 1997, Pages 2493-2504

  Liu, Qingfu ^a   Kogan, Yefim L ^a   Lilly, Douglas K ^a   Khairoutdinov, Marat P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; DROPLET GROWTH; EVAPORATION; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; VARIATIONAL OPTIMIZATION METHOD;

EID: 0031398310     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<2493:VOMFCO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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