Lagrangian particle–based simulation of aerosol-dependent vertical variation of cloud microphysics in a laboratory convection cloud chamber

La, Inyeob; Grabowski, Wojciech W.; Kim, Yongjoon; Kim, Sanggyeom; Yum, Seong Soo

doi:10.5194/acp-26-5213-2026

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Lagrangian particle–based simulation of aerosol-dependent vertical variation of cloud microphysics in a laboratory convection cloud chamber

Inyeob La, Wojciech W. Grabowski, Yongjoon Kim, Sanggyeom Kim, and Seong Soo Yum

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