Effect of hygroscopic seeding on warm rain clouds - Numerical study using a hybrid cloud microphysical model

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 3335-3351

  Kuba, N ^a   Murakami, M ^b  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD SEEDING; EULERIAN ANALYSIS; HYGROSCOPICITY; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; RAINFALL; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84860389074     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-3335-2010     Document Type: Article

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