- Abstract
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Climatology of stratocumulus
- 3. The stratocumulus-topped boundary layer
- 4. Physical processes controlling stratocumulus
- 5. Microphysics
- 6. Interactions between physical processes
- 7. Summary
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