Scattering of light by raindrops with single-mode oscillations

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 789-802

  Nousiainen, Timo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; LIGHT SCATTERING; OSCILLATIONS; RAIN;

RAINDROPS; RAY OPTICS APPROXIMATION; SINGLE MODE OSCILLATION;

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS;

LIGHT SCATTERING; OSCILLATION; RAINDROP; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034099152     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2000)057<0789:SOLBRW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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