Toward improving microphysical parameterizations of conversion processes

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 896-902

  Straka, Jerry M ^a   Rasmussen, Erik N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS;

EID: 0031399795     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1997)036<0896:TIMPOC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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