A method is proposed to determine profiles of the dynamic parameters of the cloudy atmosphere (the vertical velocity of air flows, the coefficient of turbulence and the velocity of gravitational sedimentation of cloud drops) from the measured vertical distributions of temperature, humidity and the water content of stratiform clouds. The relationship between desired and measured parameters is specified on the basis of a numerical model of cloudiness in the form of invariants is specified on the basis of a numerical model of cloudiness in the form of invariants after L.T. Matveev. An iterative algorithm is proposed to solve the model equations taking into account the explicit mass-weighted velocity of sedimentation of cloud drops. -from English summary

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)18-27
Number of pages10
JournalMeteorologiya i Gidrologiya
Volume2
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1990

    Scopus subject areas

  • Oceanography
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Atmospheric Science

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