Modeling microphysical effects of entrainment in clouds observed during EUCAARI-IMPACT field campaign

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 8489-8503

  Jarecka, D ^a   Pawlowska, H ^a   Grabowski, W W ^b   Wyszogrodzki, A A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DROPLET; ENTRAINMENT; EVAPORATION; HUMIDITY; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MODELING; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; STRATOCUMULUS; TROPOSPHERE; TURBULENT MIXING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 84883340722     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-8489-2013     Document Type: Article

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