The effects of environmental water vapor on hailstone size distributions

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 455-462

  Giaiotti, Dario B ^a   Stel, Fulvio ^a  

^a OSMER ARPA FVG Regional Meteorological Observatory   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atmospheric sounding; Hail growth; Hail size distribution; Mixing ratio

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; VAPORS; WATER;

ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDING; HAIL GROWTH; HAIL SIZE DISTRIBUTION; MIXING RATIO;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; HAIL; MIXING RATIO; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL PROFILE; WATER VAPOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33749138251     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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