Evolution of ice crystal regions on the microscale based on in situ observations

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 3473-3478

  Diao, Minghui ^a,b   Zondlo, Mark A ^a,b   Heymsfield, Andrew J ^c   Beaton, Stuart P ^c   Rogers, David C ^c  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

cirrus; cloud life cycle; cloud lifetime; ice crystal; ice supersaturation; nucleation

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT OBSERVATIONS; CIRRUS; CLOUD LIFE CYCLE; ICE CRYSTALS; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; MICROPHYSICAL PROPERTY; RADIATIVE FORCINGS; SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS;

AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLOUDS; NUCLEATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ICE;

AIRBORNE SURVEY; CIRRUS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; EULERIAN ANALYSIS; ICE CRYSTAL; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; NUCLEATION; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 84880783948     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/grl.50665     Document Type: Article

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