Fluctuation properties of precipitation. Part VI: Observations of hyperfine clustering and drop size distribution structures in three-dimensional rain

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 373-388

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

^a RJH Scientific Inc   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINDROP; RAINFALL;

EID: 0034144540     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2000)057<0373:FPOPPV>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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