Refinements to ice particle mass dimensional and terminal velocity relationships for ice clouds. Part I: Temperature dependence

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1047-1067

  Heymsfield, Andrew J ^a   Bansemer, Aaron ^a   Twohy, Cynthia H ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLOUDS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; WATER CONTENT;

FALL VELOCITY; ICE CLOUDS; MICROPHYSICAL PARAMETERIZATIONS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLOUDS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; WATER CONTENT; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; ICE; PARAMETERIZATION; PARTICLE MOTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 34247605031     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3890.1     Document Type: Article

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