Numerical simulation of cloud-clear air interfacial mixing: Effects on cloud microphysics

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3204-3225

  Andrejczuk, Miroslaw ^a   Grabowski, Wojciech W ^b   Malinowski, Szymon P ^c   Smolarkiewicz, Piotr K ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPORATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VOLUME FRACTION;

CLOUD DROPLETS; INTERFACIAL MIXING; MICROPHYSICS; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPORATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; VOLUME FRACTION;

CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TURBULENT MIXING;

EID: 33846176551     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3813.1     Document Type: Article

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