The reliability of the PMS FSSP in the presence of small ice crystals

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1300-1310

  Gayet, Jean François ^a   Febvre, Guy ^a   Larsen, Howard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0001021030     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1996)013<1300:TROTPF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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