Scale-dependent droplet clustering in turbulent clouds

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 434, Issue , 2001, Pages 389-398

  Kostinski, A B ^a   Shaw, R A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD; COALESCENCE; DROPLET; PRECIPITATION; TURBULENCE;

CLOUD DROPLET; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TURBULENCE;

EID: 0035837444     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112001004001     Document Type: Article

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