Ratio statistics for randomized experiments in precipitation stimulation

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 290-301

  Gabriel, K Ruben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD SEEDING; MATHEMATICAL METHOD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

EID: 0032746437     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1999)038<0290:RSFREI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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