Cloud drop spectra at different levels and with respect to cloud thickness and rain

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 303-314

  Paul, S K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cloud drop spectra; Indian clouds; Liquid water content

Indexed keywords

CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CUMULUS; PARTICLE SIZE; SPECTRA;

EID: 0343415127     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(99)00037-X     Document Type: Article

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