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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS

Preferred term

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS  

Definition

  • Cloud processes (growth, evaporation, etc.) taking place on the scale of the individual aerosol or precipitation particle as opposed to the scale of the visual cloud. (en)

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Change note

  • 2013-02-12 10:32:48.0 [mpmorahan] Insert Concept add broader relation (CLOUD MICROPHYSICS [0cfcbaa7-727b-4199-8cca-93824b427e9b,82137] - CLOUDS [162e2243-3266-4999-b352-d8a1a9dc82ac,62017]);
  • 2013-02-14 14:32:23.0 [mpmorahan] Insert Concept add narrower relation (CLOUD MICROPHYSICS [0cfcbaa7-727b-4199-8cca-93824b427e9b,82137] - DROPLET GROWTH [63effad4-4323-486d-a81b-e0bf3264e5c9,82309]);
  • 2013-02-14 14:33:12.0 [mpmorahan] Move Concepts add narrower relation (CLOUD MICROPHYSICS [0cfcbaa7-727b-4199-8cca-93824b427e9b,82137] - CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI [ebbf8642-3da1-4401-a779-3e56550a029d,62829]);
  • 2013-02-14 14:34:49.0 [mpmorahan] Move Concepts add narrower relation (CLOUD MICROPHYSICS [0cfcbaa7-727b-4199-8cca-93824b427e9b,82137] - DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE [47812ef8-b64b-4988-9ae4-31f3581ae9a5,62023]);
  • 2013-02-14 14:37:53.0 [mpmorahan] Move Concepts add narrower relation (CLOUD MICROPHYSICS [0cfcbaa7-727b-4199-8cca-93824b427e9b,82137] - CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE [05ac9d3e-bc44-41fa-ace0-c41bf3ebee97,63283]);
  • 2013-02-14 14:38:25.0 [mpmorahan] Move Concepts add narrower relation (CLOUD MICROPHYSICS [0cfcbaa7-727b-4199-8cca-93824b427e9b,82137] - CLOUD MASS FLUX [804fb334-1c74-4070-bd5f-848014a6e220,62603]);
  • 2013-02-14 14:38:52.0 [mpmorahan] Move Concepts add narrower relation (CLOUD MICROPHYSICS [0cfcbaa7-727b-4199-8cca-93824b427e9b,82137] - CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS [4bc483b1-dd64-4e97-bfd3-c0e755df6308,63285]);
  • 2013-02-14 14:39:20.0 [mpmorahan] Move Concepts add narrower relation (CLOUD MICROPHYSICS [0cfcbaa7-727b-4199-8cca-93824b427e9b,82137] - CLOUD PRECIPITABLE WATER [b709d6fc-f0cf-47de-bdbb-1cd875b5f3ab,63287]);
  • 2013-02-14 14:48:39.0 [mpmorahan] Insert Concept add narrower relation (CLOUD MICROPHYSICS [0cfcbaa7-727b-4199-8cca-93824b427e9b,82137] - COLLISION RATE [76bcb8e0-1c07-4783-9d15-3a22203f7849,82311]);
  • 2013-02-14 14:56:22.0 [mpmorahan] Insert Concept add narrower relation (CLOUD MICROPHYSICS [0cfcbaa7-727b-4199-8cca-93824b427e9b,82137] - PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION [00d6fb2f-16d5-4949-afec-a1adbd600a58,82321]);
  • 2013-02-14 14:58:39.0 [mpmorahan] Insert Concept add narrower relation (CLOUD MICROPHYSICS [0cfcbaa7-727b-4199-8cca-93824b427e9b,82137] - SEDIMENTATION [8d66dbbe-886e-449d-bfd2-93fc8d357ccd,82323]);
  • 2017-03-15 17:30:59.0 [sritz] insert Definition (id: null text: Cloud processes (growth, evaporation, etc.) taking place on the scale of the individual aerosol or precipitation particle as opposed to the scale of the visual cloud. language code: en);
  • 2022-08-02 16:43:16.0 [sritz] Insert Concept add narrower relation (CLOUD MICROPHYSICS [0cfcbaa7-727b-4199-8cca-93824b427e9b,1009858] - ICE NUCLEI [60bb6ddf-29b1-4dad-9c9f-27f040a43bba,1011359]);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/0cfcbaa7-727b-4199-8cca-93824b427e9b

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