On the sensitivity of cloud microphysics under influence of cloud drop size distribution

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 47-48, Issue , 1998, Pages 1-14

  Ćurić, Mladjen ^a   Janc, Dejan ^a   Vučković, Vladan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLOUD DROP SIZE; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; KHRGIAN-MAZIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031665861     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(97)00090-2     Document Type: Article

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