Comments on 'A comparison of optical measurements of liquid water content and drop size distribution in adiabatic regions of Florida cumuli'

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-19

  Gerber, H ^a  

^a Gerber Scientific   (United States)

Author keywords

Adiabatic regions; Florida cumuli; Liquid water content

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC PROCESS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CUMULUS; DROPLET; OPTICAL PROPERTY;

EID: 0033036068     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(98)00090-8     Document Type: Article

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