Parametric studies of contrail ice particle formation in jet regime using microphysical parcel modeling

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 3261-3272

  Wong, H W ^a   Miake Lye, R C ^a  

^a AERODYNE RESEARCH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT EMISSION; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONTRAIL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FORMATION MECHANISM; ICE; JET STREAM; PARAMETERIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SOOT; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 77950794003     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-3261-2010     Document Type: Article

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