Laser-assisted water condensation in the atmosphere: A step towards modulating precipitation?

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 45, Issue 29, 2012, Pages

  Kasparian, J ^a   Rohwetter, P ^b   Woste L ^b   Wolf, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD PARTICLES; FILAMENTATION; LASER INDUCED; LASER-ASSISTED; SELF-GUIDED FILAMENTS; WATER CONDENSATION;

CONDENSATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); ULTRASHORT PULSES;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

EID: 84863529044     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/45/29/293001     Document Type: Review

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