A numerical study of aircraft wake induced ice cloud formation

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 21, 1998, Pages 3253-3263

  Gierens, K M ^a   Strom J ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIRCRAFT; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROP FORMATION; FREEZING; NUCLEATION; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

AMBIENT HAZE DROPLETS; ICE CLOUD FORMATION;

AIR POLLUTION;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONTRAIL; ICE;

EID: 0033232502     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<3253:ANSOAW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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