Freezing drizzle formation in stably stratified layer clouds. Part II: The role of giant nuclei and aerosol particle size distribution and solubility

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 7 I, 2005, Pages 2037-2057

  Geresdi, István ^a   Rasmussen, Roy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CLOUDS; DROP FORMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLUBILITY;

AEROSOL PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; AEROSOL SOLUBILITY; FREEZING DRIZZLE FORMATION; GIANT NUCLEI; STRATIFIED LAYER CLOUDS;

METEOROLOGY;

AEROSOL; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DRIZZLE; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STRATIFORM CLOUD;

EID: 27344444685     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3452.1     Document Type: Article

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