Operational implications of airborne volcanic ash

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 745-755

  Hufford, Gary L ^a   Salinas, Leonard J ^b   Simpson, James J ^c   Barske, Elliott G ^a   Pieri, David C ^d  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b United Airlines   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0001232343     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0477(2000)081<0745:OIOAVA>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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