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Radiative Cloud Formation

Radiative Cloud Formation is a theoretical framework in atmospheric science that explains cloud development through the differential absorption and emission of radiative energy by air parcels, distinguishing it from dynamic or aerosol-driven cloud formation mechanisms by emphasizing radiative processes as the primary initiator of thermodynamic instability.

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2017–2026

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Global atmospheric particle formation from CERN CLOUD measurements

E. M. Dunne, Hamish Gordon, Andreas Kürten et al. · Science · 2016 · 577 citations · Full text

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The Structure and Mesoscale Organization of Precipitating Stratocumulus

Verica Savic-Jovcic, Björn Stevens · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences · 2008 · 220 citations · Full text

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Reshaping the Theory of Cloud Formation

Robert J. Charlson, John H. Seinfeld, Athanasios Nenes et al. · Science · 2001 · 212 citations · Full text

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Transient clouds in Titan's lower atmosphere

C. A. Griffith, Tobias Owen, Gary A Miller et al. · Nature · 1998 · 205 citations

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STARBURST-DRIVEN GALACTIC WINDS: FILAMENT FORMATION AND EMISSION PROCESSES

Jackie L. Cooper, G. V. Bicknell, Ralph S. Sutherland et al. · The Astrophysical Journal · 2009 · 185 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. CH
    Ch. Helling

    University of St Andrews, United Kingdom

    7 publications · 412 citations

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  2. EK
    Elspeth K. H. Lee

    University of Bern, Switzerland

    4 publications · 334 citations

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  3. ID
    Ian Dobbs‐Dixon

    New York University Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    4 publications · 298 citations

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  4. PM
    Patrick Minnis

    Langley Research Center, United States

    3 publications · 114 citations

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  5. PW
    P. Woitke

    University of St Andrews, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 266 citations

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Institutions

163

  1. University of St Andrews

    St Andrews, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    24 publications

    1.4K citations

  2. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    240 citations

  3. Max Planck Institute for Astronomy

    Heidelberg, Germany

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    187 citations

  4. Space Research Organisation Netherlands

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    142 citations

  5. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    4 h-index

    18 publications

    851 citations

  6. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    180 citations

  7. University of Vienna

    Vienna, Austria

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    1.8K citations

  8. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    14 publications

    1.7K citations

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  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 7 publications · 306 citations

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  2. Geophysical Research Letters

    6 publications · 455 citations

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  3. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 6 publications · 314 citations

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  4. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    6 publications · 402 citations

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  5. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 4 publications · 80 citations

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