The formation of snow crystals

American Scientist

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 52-59

  Libbrecht, Kenneth G ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; CRYSTAL; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; SNOW; SOLIDIFICATION; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 33845959418     PISSN: 00030996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1511/2007.63.52     Document Type: Article

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