A wind tunnel study of the effects of turbulence on the growth of cloud drops by collision and coalescence

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 24, 1999, Pages 4088-4099

  Vohl, O ^a   Mitra, S K ^a   Wurzler, S C ^a   Pruppacher, H R ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COALESCENCE; DROP FORMATION; LAMINAR FLOW; WIND TUNNELS;

CLOUD DROPS;

CLOUDS;

CLOUD; DROPLET; TURBULENCE; WIND TUNNEL;

EID: 0033573538     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1999)056<4088:AWTSOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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