Ice Crystal Concentration in Cumulus Clouds: Influence of the Drop Spectrum
- 15 November 1974
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 186 (4164) , 632-634
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.186.4164.632
Abstract
Secondary ice crystals are thrown off when supercooled cloud drops are captured and freeze on a moving target in a cloud at —5°C. The rate of production of these ice crystals is proportional to the rate of accretion of drops of the diameter ≥24 micrometers.Keywords
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