Finescale structure and microphysics of coastal stratus

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 24, 1998, Pages 3540-3564

  Vali, Gabor ^a   Kelly, Robert D ^a   French, Jeffrey ^a   Haimov, Samuel ^a   Leon, David ^a   McIntosh, Robert E ^b   Pazmany, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; CORRELATION METHODS; DOPPLER EFFECT; RADAR MEASUREMENT; REFLECTION; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

COASTAL STRATUS;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COASTAL ZONE; STRATUS;

EID: 0033489848     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<3540:FSAMOC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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