Adiabatic predictions and observations of cloud droplet spectral broadness

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 73, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 203-223

  Yum, Seong Soo ^a   Hudson, James G ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adiabatic clouds; Cloud microphysics observation; Dispersion; Droplet spectra; Spectral broadness

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CALCULATIONS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISPERSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SUPERSATURATION;

ADIABATIC PREDICTIONS; CLOUD DROPLETS; CLOUD SUPERSATURATION; DROPLET;

CLOUD SEEDING;

ADIABATIC PROCESS; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DISPERSION; SUPERSATURATION;

EID: 12444257462     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2004.10.006     Document Type: Article

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