Polarimetric method for ice water content determination

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-134

  Ryzhkov, A V ^a,b   Zrnic, D S ^b   Gordon, B A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE CRYSTAL; ICE WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0031834774     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1998)037<0125:PMFIWC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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