Boundary layer and microphysical influences of natural cloud seeding on a lake-effect snowstorm

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 134, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1842-1858

  Schroeder, Joshua J ^a,b   Kristovich, David A R ^a,c,d   Hjelmfelt, Mark R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Meteorology Branch   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS STATE WATER SURVEY   (United States)

^d South Dakota School of Mines and Technology ^*  (United States)

^e SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; HEAT FLUX; SNOW; SNOWFALL MEASUREMENT; THERMODYNAMICS;

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; LAKE-EFFECT SNOWSTORM; REDUCED-STABILITY LAYER;

CLOUD SEEDING;

AIRBORNE SURVEY; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD SEEDING; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT FLUX; RADAR IMAGERY; SNOWSTORM; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33746896547     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR3151.1     Document Type: Article

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