Fine structure of cloud droplet concentration as seen from the Fast-FSSP measurements. Part II: Results of in situ observations

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-73

  Pinsky, M ^a   Khain, Alexander P ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MICROSTRUCTURE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL TESTS; TURBULENT FLOW;

CLOUD STRUCTURE;

METEOROLOGY;

CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; FORMATION MECHANISM; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

EID: 0141539317     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2003)042<0065:FSOCDC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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