Fall velocities of hydrometeors in the atmosphere: Refinements to a continuous analytical power law

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 4343-4357

  Khvorostyanov, Vitaly I ^a   Curry, Judith A ^b  

^a CENTRAL AEROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY   (Russian Federation)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; LAMINAR FLOW; REMOTE SENSING; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY;

FALL VELOCITIES; HYDROMETEORS; POWER LAW COEFFICIENT;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; LAMINAR FLOW; METEOROLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY;

ICE CRYSTAL; POWER LAW;

EID: 31144446100     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3622.1     Document Type: Article

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