Analytical estimation of droplet concentration at cloud base

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 17, 2012, Pages

  Pinsky, M ^a   Khain, A ^a   Mazin, I ^b   Korolev, A ^c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ESTIMATIONS; CLOUD BASE; DROPLET CONCENTRATION; DROPLET NUMBER; EXACT SOLUTION; HIGH PRECISION; LIQUID WATER; PARAMETERIZATIONS; SIMPLE APPROACH; SIZE SPECTRUM; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCIES; VERTICAL VELOCITY; ANALYTICAL METHOD; DROP CONCENTRATIONS;

DROPS; DROP FORMATION;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DROPLET; MIXING RATIO; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECISION; SUPERSATURATION; ANALYTICAL METHOD; CLOUD; NUCLEATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WATER;

NUMERICAL MODELS; SUPERSATURATION; VELOCITY;

EID: 84867212718     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD017753     Document Type: Article

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