Correlations of small cumuli droplet and drizzle drop concentrations with cloud condensation nuclei concentrations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Hudson, James G ^a   Noble, Stephen ^a   Jha, Vandana ^a   Mishra, Subhashree ^a  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; CLOUDS; CONDENSATION; DROP FORMATION; OCEAN ENGINEERING; OCEANOGRAPHY; PHYSICS;

AEROSOL EFFECT; AIR MASS; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; CLOUD DROPLETS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATION; DRIZZLE DROPS; DROPLET SIZES; FIELD MEASUREMENT; LIQUID WATER CONTENT; NEGATIVE R; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; R VALUE; SHARP TRANSITION; SMALL SIZE;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CUMULUS; DRIZZLE; ENTRAINMENT;

EID: 65849486575     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD010581     Document Type: Article

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