Factors controlling rapid stratocumulus cloud thinning

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 655-664

  Van Der Dussen, J J ^a   De Roode, S R ^a   Siebesma, A P ^a,b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84893863654     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-13-0114.1     Document Type: Article

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