Theoretical formulation of collision rate and collision efficiency of hydrodynamically interacting cloud droplets in turbulent atmosphere

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 7 II, 2005, Pages 2433-2450

  Wang, Lian Ping ^a   Ayala, Orlando ^a   Kasprzak, Scott E ^a   Grabowski, Wojciech W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); TURBULENT FLOW;

CLOUD DROPLETS; COLLISION EFFICIENCY; COLLISION RATE; HYDRODYNAMICALLY INTERACTING DROPLETS;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; HYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 18544386345     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3492.1     Document Type: Article

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