The effects of mountain lee waves on the transport of liquid propane-generated ice crystals

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1435-1456

  Reynolds, David W ^a,b  

^a US Bur of Reclam Mid Pac Reg   (United States)

^b National Weather Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE CRYSTAL; LEE WAVE; MOUNTAIN REGION; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; PARTICLE GROWTH; PRECIPITATION;

USA, CALIFORNIA, SIERRA NEVADA;

EID: 0030419165     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1996)035<1435:TEOMLW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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