The cloud aerosol interaction and precipitation enhancement experiment (CAIPEEX): Overview and preliminary results

Current Science

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 413-425

  Kulkarni, J R ^a   Maheskumar, R S ^a   Morwal, S B ^a   Padma Kumari, B ^a   Konwar, M ^a   Deshpande, C G ^a   Joshi, R R ^a   Bhalwankar, R V ^a   Pandithurai, G ^a   Safai, P D ^a   Narkhedkar, S G ^a   Dani, K K ^a   Nath, A ^a   Nair, Sathy ^a   Sapre, V V ^a   Puranik, P V ^a   Kandalgaonkar, S S ^a   Mujumdar, V R ^a   Khaladkar, R M ^a   Vijayakumar, R ^a   Prabha, T V ^a   Goswami, B N ^a   more..

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Aircraft observation; CAIPEEX; Cloud condensation nuclei; Cloud seeding; Cloud aerosol interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858019842     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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