Sling effect in collisions of water droplets in turbulent clouds

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 4497-4505

  Falkovich, Gregory ^a   Pumir, Alain ^b  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; DROPS; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION;

COLLISON RATE; SLING EFFECT;

PLASMA COLLISION PROCESSES;

CLOUDS; DROPS; PLASMA COLLISION PROCESSES; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION;

AIRFLOW; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COLLISION; DISSIPATION; DROPLET; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY PROFILE;

EID: 38349093058     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAS2371.1     Document Type: Article

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