Size distribution of hydrometeors through the melting layer

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 47-48, Issue , 1998, Pages 193-208

  Barthazy, Eszter ^a   Henrich, Werner ^a   Waldvogel, Albert ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROMETEOR; MELTING LAYER; PRECIPITATION; STRATIFORM PRECIPITATION;

EID: 0031697789     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(98)00065-9     Document Type: Article

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