Predicting in-flight aircraft icing intensity

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 639-644

  Politovich, Marcia K ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFOILS; CALCULATIONS; DROP FORMATION; ICE PROBLEMS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ACCRETION RATE; ICING INTENSITY INDEX; THRESHOLD LIQUID WATER CONTENT;

FLIGHT DYNAMICS;

EID: 0041379727     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3167     Document Type: Article

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