Theory of time-dependent freezing. Part II: Scheme for freezing raindrops and simulations by a cloud model with spectral bin microphysics

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 262-286

  Phillips, Vaughan T J ^a   Khain, Alexander ^b   Benmoshe, Nir ^c   Ilotoviz, Eyal ^b   Ryzhkov, Alexander ^d  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud microphysics; Hail; Ice particles

Indexed keywords

CLOUD COMPUTING; DROPS; ICE; LIQUIDS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); STORMS;

BIN MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CRITICAL DIAMETER; ICE PARTICLES; SENSITIVITY TESTS; THERMODYNAMIC EFFECT; TIME DEPENDENT; TIME-DEPENDENT PROCESS;

FREEZING;

CLOUD COVER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FREEZING; HAIL; ICE; MODELING; RAINDROP; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84920587198     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-13-0376.1     Document Type: Article

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