Cumulus clouds - Early aircraft observations and entrainment hypothesesThe history of cumulus research in the decade following World War II is reviewed in the perspective of the new ideas and advances made during the subsequent generation. Emphasis is placed upon pioneering aircraft measurements, evidence for entrainment, the early model attempts and their attendant controversies.
Document ID
19840058231
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Simpson, J. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Laboratory for Atmospheric Sciences, Greenbelt, MD, United States)