Cloud conditions favoring secondary ice particle production in tropical maritime convection

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 4500-4526

  Heymsfield, Andrew ^a   Willis, Paul ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud microphysics

Indexed keywords

LIQUIDS; NASA; TROPICS; WATER CONTENT;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; ICE PARTICLE POPULATIONS; LABORATORY STUDIES; LIQUID WATER CONTENT; MARITIME CONVECTION; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ANALYSIS; TROPOSPHERIC CLOUDS; VERTICAL VELOCITY;

ICE;

CLOUD COVER; CLOUD DROPLET; ICE; OCEANIC CONVECTION; TROPOSPHERE; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 84916197375     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-14-0093.1     Document Type: Article

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