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Precipitation Formation

Precipitation Formation is the atmospheric process by which cloud-born hydrometeors grow through microphysical mechanisms such as coalescence, collision, and phase transitions, and subsequently descend to the Earth's surface as measurable precipitation.

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The kinetics of precipitation from supersaturated solid solutions

I.M. Lifshitz, V.V. Slyozov · Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids · 1961 · 8.3K citations

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Bulk Parameterization of the Snow Field in a Cloud Model

Yuh‐Lang Lin, Richard D. Farley, Harold D. Orville · Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology · 1983 · 3.6K citations · Full text

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Impact of Cloud Microphysics on the Development of Trailing Stratiform Precipitation in a Simulated Squall Line: Comparison of One- and Two-Moment Schemes

Hugh Morrison, Gregory Thompson, V. V. Tatarskiĩ · Monthly Weather Review · 2008 · 2.5K citations

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Flood or Drought: How Do Aerosols Affect Precipitation?

Daniel Rosenfeld, Ulrike Lohmann, Graciela B. Raga et al. · Science · 2008 · 2.4K citations

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Theory of precipitate change by redissolution

Caroline Wagner · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 1961 · 1.9K citations

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  1. PV
    Peter V. Hobbs

    University of Washington, United States

    31 publications · 3.4K citations

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  2. DR
    Daniel Rosenfeld

    Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

    23 publications · 5.1K citations

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    Ulrike Lohmann

    ETH Zurich, Switzerland

    17 publications · 3.6K citations

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    Andrew J. Heymsfield

    NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, United States

    17 publications · 1.6K citations

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    Robert A. Houze

    University of Washington, United States

    16 publications · 1.9K citations

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  1. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research

    Boulder, United States

    56 h-index

    227 publications

    26.7K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    49 h-index

    305 publications

    19.8K citations

  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    38 h-index

    265 publications

    11.2K citations

  4. Colorado State University

    Fort Collins, United States

    37 h-index

    121 publications

    22.6K citations

  5. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    37 h-index

    152 publications

    14.2K citations

  6. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    Jerusalem, Israel

    31 h-index

    71 publications

    26.9K citations

  7. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    30 h-index

    82 publications

    6.9K citations

  8. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    29 h-index

    65 publications

    4.5K citations

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  1. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

    209 publications · 16.6K citations

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  2. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 115 publications · 9.4K citations

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  4. Atmospheric Research

    117 publications · 6.1K citations

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  5. Acta Materialia

    68 publications · 7.7K citations

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