An analytical expression for predicting the critical radius in the autoconversion parameterization

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2004, Pages

  Liu, Yangang ^a   Daum, Peter H ^a   McGraw, Robert ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; DROP FORMATION; RAIN; WATER;

AUTOCONVERSION PARAMETERIZATION; AUTOCONVERSION RATES; EMBRYONIC RAINDROPS;

GEOPHYSICS;

AEROSOL; CLOUD DROPLET; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; RAINDROP; STRATIFORM CLOUD;

EID: 18544408700     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003gl019117     Document Type: Article

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