A stochastic description of a broken cloud field

The chord length distributions within a cloud and between clouds are considered. Through modelling the clouds as azimuthally symmetric ellipsoids, it is discovered that the chord length distribution through a cloud of fixed size is proportional to the chord length.

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Published in:Journal of the atmospheric sciences 1994-07, Vol.51 (13), p.1969-1977
Main Authors: BINGJING SU, POMRANING, G. C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atmosphere
Clouds
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Geophysics. Techniques, methods, instrumentation and models
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Summary:The chord length distributions within a cloud and between clouds are considered. Through modelling the clouds as azimuthally symmetric ellipsoids, it is discovered that the chord length distribution through a cloud of fixed size is proportional to the chord length.
ISSN:0022-4928
1520-0469
DOI:10.1175/1520-0469(1994)051<1969:ASDOAB>2.0.CO;2