Effect of air pollution on precipitation along the front range of the Rocky Mountains

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 236-245

  Jirak, Israel L ^a   Cotton, William R ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CLOUDS; COASTAL ZONES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

COASTAL URBAN AREAS; PRECIPITATION SUPPRESSION;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

COLORADO; FRONT RANGE; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646554820     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAM2328.1     Document Type: Article

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