Large-Eddy simulation of contrails

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 796-819

  Chlond, Andreas ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAIL; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0031805966     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<0796:LESOC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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