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Cloud Scaling Laws

Cloud Scaling Laws is a theoretical framework in atmospheric science that describes the statistical relationships between cloud properties and spatial or temporal scales, distinguishing itself by formalizing how cloud characteristics such as size, lifetime, and precipitation intensity scale across different levels of observation within turbulent fluid dynamics systems.

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3.9K

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98

Authors

70

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2017–2026

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38

Physical modeling and analysis of rain and clouds by anisotropic scaling multiplicative processes

Daniel Schertzer, S. Lovejoy · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1987 · 1.2K citations

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Universal Multifractals: Theory and Observations for Rain and Clouds

Yves Tessier, S. Lovejoy, Daniel Schertzer · Journal of Applied Meteorology · 1993 · 404 citations

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Turbulent velocity structure in molecular clouds

V. Ossenkopf, Mordecai‐Mark Mac Low · Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2002 · 261 citations · Full text

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A characteristic scale for cold gas

Michael McCourt, S. Peng Oh, Ryan M. O’Leary et al. · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2017 · 258 citations · Full text

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The Distribution of Cloud Horizontal Sizes

Robert Wood, Paul R. Field · Journal of Climate · 2011 · 190 citations · Full text

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Authors

98

  1. SL
    S. Lovejoy

    McGill University, Canada

    5 publications · 1.6K citations

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  2. DS
    Daniel Schertzer

    McGill University, Canada

    4 publications · 1.6K citations

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    h-index

  3. HJ
    Harm J. J. Jonker

    Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

    2 publications · 270 citations

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  4. AP
    A. Pier Siebesma

    Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, Netherlands

    2 publications · 270 citations

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  5. ML
    M. Lombardi

    University of Milan, Italy

    1 publications · 67 citations

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Institutions

70

  1. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    3.6K citations

  2. University of Reading

    Reading, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    129 citations

  3. Met Office

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    554 citations

  4. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    366 citations

  5. Max Planck Institute for Meteorology

    Hamburg, Germany

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    185 citations

  6. Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute

    De Bilt, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    360 citations

  7. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

    Munich, Germany

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    66 citations

  8. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    446 citations

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  1. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

    5 publications · 321 citations

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  3. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 3 publications · 1.3K citations

    3

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  4. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 3 publications · 165 citations

    3

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  5. Journal of Applied Meteorology

    2 publications · 422 citations

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