Primary ice nucleation in orographic cirrus clouds: A numerical simulation of the microphysics

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 125, Issue 557, 1999, Pages 1637-1667

  Spice, A ^a   Johnson, D W ^b   Brown, P R A ^b   Darlison, A G ^b   Saunders, C P R ^b  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adiabatic parcel model; Heterogeneous nucleation; Homogeneous freezing; Ice nucleus; Ice particle nucleation; Orographic cirrus

Indexed keywords

CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; FREEZING; ICE CRYSTAL;

EID: 0032716720     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.55707     Document Type: Article

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