Growth of cloud droplets in a turbulent environment

Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 45, Issue , 2013, Pages 293-324

  Grabowski, Wojciech W ^a   Wang, Lian Ping ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

climate; cloud microphysical processes; condensational growth; particle laden flow; turbulent collision coalescence; weather

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; CLOUD MICROPHYSICAL PROCESS; CONDENSATIONAL GROWTH; PARTICLE LADEN FLOWS; TURBULENT COLLISION-COALESCENCE; WEATHER;

CONDENSATION; DROPS; WATER VAPOR;

COALESCENCE;

CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COALESCENCE; COLLISION; CONDENSATION; CUMULUS; DIFFUSION; GRAVITY FLOW; PARTICLE MOTION; TURBULENT FLOW; WARM WATER;

EID: 84872233348     PISSN: 00664189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-fluid-011212-140750     Document Type: Article

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