Comparisons of CCN with supercooled clouds

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 3006-3018

  Hudson, James G ^a   Noble, Stephen ^a   Jha, Vandana ^a  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clouds; Condensation

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC MODELS; CLOUD BASE; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; CLOUD DROPLETS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD SUPERSATURATION; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DROPLET CONCENTRATION; DROPLET SIZES; ICE PARTICLES; LIQUID WATER CONTENT; NEGATIVE VALUES; POSITIVE VALUE; R VALUE;

CLOUDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONDENSATION; SUPERCOOLING; SUPERSATURATION; WATER CONTENT;

DROP FORMATION;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALTITUDE; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONDENSATION; DROPLET; ICE; SUPERCOOLING; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 77958524755     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAS3438.1     Document Type: Article

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