A flux method for the numerical solution of the stochastic collection equation

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 2284-2293

  Bott, Andreas ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUX CHAMBER; MASS BALANCE;

EID: 0032418519     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<2284:AFMFTN>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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