Collision efficiencies of ice crystals at low-intermediate Reynolds numbers colliding with supercooled cloud droplets: A numerical study

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1001-1009

  Wang, Pao K ^a   Ji, Wusheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; ICE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

BROADBRANCH CRYSTALS; COLLISION EFFICIENCIES; COLUMNAR ICE CRYSTALS; HEXAGONAL ICE PLATES; ICE CRYSTALS; SUPERCOOLED CLOUD DROPLETS;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

CLOUD DROPLET; ICE CRYSTAL; NUMERICAL METHOD; SUPERCOOLING;

EID: 0034034466     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2000)057<1001:CEOICA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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