Fluctuation properties of precipitation. Part III: On the ubiquity and emergence of the exponential drop size spectra

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 111-121

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

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RJH Scientific Inc   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0033037905     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1999)056<0111:FPOPPI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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