Interactions of radiation, microphysics, and turbulence in the evolution of cirrus clouds

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 15, 2000, Pages 2463-2479

  Gu, Y ^a   Liou, K N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ICE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEATION; SIZE DETERMINATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

ADVECTION; CIRRUS CLOUDS; DIFFUSIONAL GROWTH; GRAVITATIONAL SEDIMENTATION; ICE CRYSTAL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; ICE MICROPHYSICS; TURBULENT MIXING;

CLOUDS;

CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; ICE CRYSTAL; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; THERMODYNAMICS; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0034253385     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2000)057<2463:IORMAT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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