Microphysical analysis at the cloud edge of a severe hailstorm

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 337-349

  Garcia Ortega E ^a   Lopez L ^a   Sanchez J L ^a   Marcos, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Droplet spectra; Liquid water content; Supercooled water; Updraft

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); STORMS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

CLOUD EDGE; CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS (CB); DROPLET SPECTRA; LIQUID WATER CONTENT; MICROPHYSICAL ANALYSIS; SEVERE HAILSTORM; SUPERCOOLED WATER;

CLOUDS;

CLOUD DROPLET; CUMULONIMBUS; HAIL; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; UPDRAFT; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 33749127456     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2006.01.009     Document Type: Article

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