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Record 1 1999-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physics
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Meteorology
DEF

Study of the processes which lead to the formation of individual cloud and precipitation particles.

OBS

It is customary to divide the study of atmospheric clouds into two parts. The first, the micro-physics, deals with the cloud particles. It is concerned with the physical processes attending their formation, aggregation, and evaporation, and with their individual structure and properties. The second part, the macro-physics, is the study of the air movements which govern the formation, growth, and evaporation of a cloud as a whole.

Key term(s)
  • cloud micro-physics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Météorologie
DEF

Étude des processus qui conduisent à la formation des particules individuelles de nuage et de précipitation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física
  • Física de la atmósfera
  • Meteorología
DEF

Estudio de los procesos que originan la formación de partículas aisladas tanto de nubes como de precipitación.

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