Articles | Volume 11, issue 22
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-11859-2011
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-11859-2011
Research article
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29 Nov 2011
Research article |  | 29 Nov 2011

On the discrepancies between theoretical and measured below-cloud particle scavenging coefficients for rain – a numerical investigation using a detailed one-dimensional cloud microphysics model

X. Wang, L. Zhang, and M. D. Moran

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Subject: Clouds and Precipitation | Research Activity: Atmospheric Modelling and Data Analysis | Altitude Range: Troposphere | Science Focus: Physics (physical properties and processes)
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