Formation of inhomogeneity in drop concentration induced by the inertia of drops falling in a turbulent flow, and the influence of the inhomogeneity on the drop-spectrum broadening

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 123, Issue 537, 1997, Pages 165-186

  Pinsky, M ^a   Khain, A ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cloud turbulence; Drop inertia; Droplet collisions; Droplet concentration inhomogeneity; Precipitation formation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; DROP; MODELING; TURBULENT FLOW;

CLOUD DROPLET; DROPLET COLLISION; INHOMOGENEITY; PRECIPITATION FORMATION; RAINFALL; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0031465598     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.53706     Document Type: Article

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