The relationships among cloud microphysics, chemistry, and precipitation rate in cold mountain clouds

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 34, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 2593-2602

  Borys, Randolph D ^a   Lowenthal, Douglas H ^a   Mitchell, David L ^a  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic CCN; Cloud droplet size distribution; Orographic clouds; Riming inhibition; Snow growth

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CLOUDS; SNOW; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

CLEAR-AIR EQUIVALENT (CAE); RIMING INHIBITION; SULFATE;

AIR POLLUTION;

SNOW; SULFATE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CLOUD; COLD; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034116392     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(99)00492-6     Document Type: Article

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