A modeling and observational study of the detailed microphysical structure of tropical cirrus anvils

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue D6, 1997, Pages 6637-6653

  Chen, Jen Ping ^a   McFarquhar, Greg M ^b   Heymsfield, Andrew J ^b   Ramanathan, V ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEPEX; CIRRUS ANVIL; CIRRUS ANVILS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD PHYSICS; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY; TROPICS;

EID: 0031446064     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JD03513     Document Type: Article

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