The texture of clouds

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D6, 1998, Pages 6211-6219

  Jameson, A R ^a   Kostinski, A B ^b   Black, R A ^c  

^a RJH Scientific Inc   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC AND METEOROLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CUMULUS;

EID: 0032571182     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD00081     Document Type: Article

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