The impact of the choice of the entire drop size distribution function on Cumulonimbus characteristics

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 207-222

  Ćurić, Mladjen ^a   Janc, Dejan ^a   Vučković, Vladan ^a   Kovačević, Nemanja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD DROPLETS; CLOUD DYNAMICS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD-RESOLVING; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; LIQUID WATER; MARSHALL-PALMER; MESOSCALE MODELING; MONODISPERSE; PRECIPITATION CHARACTERISTICS; TOTAL PRECIPITATION;

CLOUDS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; DROP FORMATION; RAIN; SIZE DETERMINATION;

SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CUMULONIMBUS; MODELING; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RAINDROP; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 68249146169     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: 16101227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2009/0366     Document Type: Conference Paper

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