A test of ice self-collection kernels using aircraft data

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 651-666

  Field, P R ^a   Heymsfield, A J ^a   Bansemer, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ICE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; STORMS;

AIRCRAFT DATA; CONVECTIVE STORM; ICE SELF-COLLECTION KERNELS;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ICE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; STORMS;

AIRBORNE SENSING; CIRRUS; ICE CRYSTAL; INSTRUMENTATION;

EID: 33645130838     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3653.1     Document Type: Article

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