Aerosol effect on droplet spectral dispersion in warm continental cumuli

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 16, 2012, Pages

  Pandithurai, G ^a   Dipu, S ^a   Prabha, Thara V ^a   Maheskumar, R S ^a   Kulkarni, J R ^a   Goswami, B N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; DISPERSIONS; DROPS; ESTIMATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ADIABATICITY; AEROSOL EFFECT; AEROSOL INDIRECT EFFECT; AIRCRAFT MEASUREMENT; CLOUD ALBEDO; CLOUD DROPLET NUMBER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; DISPERSION EFFECT; DROPLET CONCENTRATION; EFFECTIVE RADIUS; IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS; IN-SITU; MIXING PROCESS; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; PRECIPITATION ENHANCEMENT; RELATIVE DISPERSION; SPECTRAL DISPERSIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

ADIABATIC PROCESS; AEROSOL; AIRCRAFT; ALBEDO; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONTINENTAL SHELF; COOLING; DISPERSION; ESTIMATION METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

INDIA;

EID: 84865463192     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016532     Document Type: Article

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