The physics of snow crystals

Reports on Progress in Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 855-895

  Libbrecht, Kenneth G ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 24144437688     PISSN: 00344885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0034-4885/68/4/R03     Document Type: Article

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