Simulations of the glaciation of a frontal mixed-phase cloud with the explicit microphysics model

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 129, Issue 590 PART A, 2003, Pages 1351-1371

  Phillips, V T J ^a   Choularton, T W ^a   Illingworth, A J ^b   Hogan, R J ^b   Field, P R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Differential reflectivity; Hallett Mossop process; Ice crystal multiplication; Stratiform

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ICE; LIGHT REFLECTION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RADAR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ICE NUCLEUS (IN) CONCENTRATION;

GLACIERS;

CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; ICE CRYSTAL; STRATIFORM CLOUD;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037880728     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.02.100     Document Type: Article

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