Droplet Size Distributions as a function of rainy system type and Cloud Condensation Nuclei concentrations

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 143, Issue , 2014, Pages 301-312

  Cecchini, Micael A ^a   Machado, Luiz A T ^a   Artaxo, Paulo ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aerosol cloud precipitation interactions; Cloud Condensation Nuclei; Cloud microphysics; Rain Droplet Size Distribution

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONDENSATION; DROPS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC PROPERTIES; CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; DROPLET SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; PRECIPITATION SYSTEMS;

RAIN;

AEROSOL; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINDROP; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84896481498     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2014.02.022     Document Type: Article

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