Numerical simulation of macro- and micro-structures of intense convective clouds with a spectral bin microphysics model

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1078-1088

  Liu, Xiao Li ^a   Niu, Sheng Jie ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

concentration of CCN; macro micro structures; spectral bin microphysics

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955800437     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00376-010-8088-5     Document Type: Article

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