Liquid fraction in stratiform mixed-phase clouds from in situ observations

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 130, Issue 603 PART B, 2004, Pages 2919-2931

  Boudala, Faisal S ^a   Isaac, George A ^b   Cober, Stewart G ^b   Fu, Qiang ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud phase; Parametrization; Supercooled

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; CRYSTAL GROWTH; ICE; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

ICE CRYSTALS; LIQUID FRACTIONS; STRATIFORM CLOUDS;

CLOUDS;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; PARAMETERIZATION; STRATIFORM CLOUD; SUPERCOOLING;

EID: 10944245294     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.03.153     Document Type: Article

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