Droplet spectral broadening in marine stratus

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 22, 1997, Pages 2642-2654

  Hudson, James G ^a,b   Yum, Seong Soo ^a  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD DROPLET; STRATUS;

EID: 0031401962     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<2642:DSBIMS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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