Ice nuclei, rainwater chemical composition, and static cloud seeding effects in Israel

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1494-1501

  Levi, Yoav ^a   Rosenfeld, Daniel ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLOUD SEEDING; DESERT; DUST; PRECIPITATION ENHANCEMENT; RAINWATER;

ISRAEL;

EID: 0030390623     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1996)035<1494:INRCCA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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