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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-9273-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-9273-2016
Research article
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28 Jul 2016
Research article |  | 28 Jul 2016

Theoretical analysis of mixing in liquid clouds – Part 3: Inhomogeneous mixing

Mark Pinsky, Alexander Khain, and Alexei Korolev

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An idealized diffusion--evaporation model of time-dependent mixing between cloud and non-cloud volumes is analyzed. It is shown that the evolution of microphysical variables and the final equilibrium stage are unambiguously determined by two non-dimensional parameters. Delimitation between the types of mixing on the plane of these parameters is carried out. The definitions of homogeneous and inhomogeneous mixings are reconsidered and clarified. Results are compared with the classical concept.
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