Scaling of Drizzle Virga Depth With Cloud Thickness for Marine Stratocumulus Clouds

Abstract Drizzle is frequently observed in marine stratocumulus clouds and plays a crucial role in cloud lifetime and the radiation budget. Most drizzling stratocumulus clouds form drizzle virga below cloud base, where subcloud scavenging and evaporative cooling are important. We use unique ground‐b...

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Published in:	Geophysical Research Letters
Main Authors:	Fan Yang, Edward P. Luke, Pavlos Kollias, Alex B. Kostinski, Andrew M. Vogelmann
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2018-04-01
Subjects:	marine stratocumulus cloud drizzle drizzle virga thickness cloud thickness
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL077145