Droplet spectra broadening in cumulus clouds. Part I: Broadening in adiabatic cores

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 628-641

  Brenguier, Jean Louis ^a,b   Chaumat, Laure ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROP BREAKUP; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SUPERSATURATION;

CUMULUS CLOUDS;

CLOUDS;

ADIABATIC PROCESS; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CUMULUS; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0035868052     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2001)058<0628:DSBICC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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