Drop growth due to high supersaturation caused by isobaric mixing

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1675-1685

  Korolev, Alexei V ^a   Isaac, George A ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CONDENSATION; EVAPORATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

DROP GROWTH; HIGH SUPERSATURATION; ISOBARIC MIXING;

CLOUDS;

CLOUD DROPLET; CONDENSATION; GROWTH; MIXING; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 0034193918     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2000)057<1675:DGDTHS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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