Microscopic approach to cloud droplet growth by condensation. Part II: Turbulence, clustering, and condensational growth

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 3421-3435

  Vaillancourt, P A ^a   Yau, M K ^a   Bartello, P ^a   Grabowski, W W ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; CONDENSATION; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

CLOUD DROPLET GROWTH; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CLOUDS;

CLOUD DROPLET; CONDENSATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STOKES FORMULA; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0037116275     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2002)059<3421:MATCDG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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