Simulation of Mesoscale Cellular Convection in Marine Stratocumulus. Part I: Drizzling Conditions
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0022-4928,1520-0469
DOI: 10.1175/jas-d-17-0070.1