Sensitivity of cloud droplet growth to collision and coalescence efficiencies in a parcel model

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 2502-2515

  Hu, Zailiang ^a   Bruintjes, Roelof T ^b   Betterton, Eric A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COALESCENCE; CONDENSATION;

EID: 0032468468     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<2502:SOCDGT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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