Collision efficiency of drops in a wide range of reynolds numbers: Effects of pressure on spectrum evolution

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 742-755

  Pinsky, M ^a   Khain, Alexander P ^a   Shapiro, M ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; INTERPOLATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RAIN; VELOCITY;

HYGROSCOPIC SEEDING;

REYNOLDS NUMBER;

CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COLLISION; PRESSURE EFFECT; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 0035306604     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2001)058<0742:ceodia>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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