How important is the spectral ripening effect in stratiform boundary layer clouds? Studies using simple trajectory analysis

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 18, 2002, Pages 2681-2693

  Wood, R ^a   Irons, S ^a   Jonas, P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLOUDS; THERMODYNAMICS;

GROWTH RATE;

ATMOSPHERICS;

BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; STRATIFORM CLOUD; TRAJECTORY;

EID: 0037106708     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2002)059<2681:HIITSR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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