Dependence of droplet concentration on aerosol conditions in different cloud types: Application to droplet concentration parameterization of aerosol conditions

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 15, 2006, Pages

  Segal, Y ^a   Khain, A ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SIZE DETERMINATION; TABLE LOOKUP;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CUMULUS; PARAMETERIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STRATIFORM CLOUD;

EID: 33845933125     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006561     Document Type: Article

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