Characteristics of ice storms in the United States

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 630-639

  Changnon, Stanley A ^a  

^a Changnon Climatologist   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREEZING; ICE; RAIN; STORMS;

ICE-STORM DAMAGES;

METEOROLOGY;

ECONOMIC IMPACT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; ICE STORM; STORM DAMAGE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038604789     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2003)042<0630:COISIT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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