Parameterization of cloud droplet size distributions: Comparison with parcel models and observations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

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

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^e NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; DROP FORMATION;

ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; AUTOCONVERSION; CLOUD DROPLETS; CLOUD PROPERTIES; CRYSTAL FACE; DROPLET DISTRIBUTION; EFFECTIVE RADIUS; IF INTEGRATION; IN-SITU; LARGE-SCALE MODELS; MODEL FRAMEWORK; NUMERICAL MODELS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL; PARAMETERIZED; PHYSICALLY BASED; RELATIVE DISPERSION; SPECTRAL DISPERSIONS;

DISPERSIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLOUD DROPLET; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISPERSION; NUMERICAL MODEL; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; PARAMETERIZATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUPERSATURATION; UPDRAFT;

EID: 68749106953     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD011387     Document Type: Article

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