Ice crystal linear growth rates from -20° to -70°C: Confirmation from wave cloud studies

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 390-402

  Bailey, Matthew ^a   Hallett, John ^a  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cirrus clouds; Cloud microphysics; Clouds; Ice crystals; Orographic effects

Indexed keywords

AIR PRESSURES; ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; ATMOSPHERIC ICE; CIRRUS CLOUDS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD PARTICLES; COLD CLOUDS; COMPLEX SHAPES; FIELD STUDIES; GROWTH HISTORY; ICE CRYSTAL GROWTH; ICE CRYSTALS; IN-SITU; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; LABORATORY STUDIES; LINEAR GROWTH RATE; OROGRAPHIC EFFECTS; PREDICTIVE CAPABILITIES; PROJECTED AREA; SIMPLE METHOD; VOLUME GROWTH;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); CLOUDS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; LABORATORIES;

ICE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; GROWTH RATE; ICE CRYSTAL; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LABORATORY METHOD; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; SUPERSATURATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84855808131     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-11-035.1     Document Type: Article

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