On the representation of droplet coalescence and autoconversion: Evaluation using ambient cloud droplet size distributions

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Hsieh, W C ^a   Jonsson, H ^b   Wang, L P ^c   Buzorius, G ^d   Flagan, R C ^e,f   Seinfeld, J H ^e,f   Nenes, A ^a,g  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Center for Interdisciplinary Remotely Piloted Aircraft Studies   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^d NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^g Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; DROP FORMATION; NASA; PARAMETERIZATION; POLYNOMIAL APPROXIMATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AEROSOL-CLOUD INTERACTION; AUTOCONVERSION; CLOUD DROPLETS; CLOUD SIZE DISTRIBUTION; CRYSTAL FACE; DROPLET COALESCENCE; FITTING ERROR; GAMMA DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; OBSERVED DATA; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; PARAMETERIZATIONS; SEPARATION RADIUS; SEPARATION SIZE; TURBULENCE EFFECT;

SIZE SEPARATION;

CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COALESCENCE; DRIZZLE; PARAMETERIZATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 67649133595     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD010502     Document Type: Article

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