Rainfall microphysics and radar properties: Analysis methods for drop size spectra

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 912-923

  Ulbrich, Carlton W ^a   Atlas, David ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; RADAR; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0032454796     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1998)037<0912:RMARPA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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