Observations of ice pellets during a winter storm

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 64-76

  Gibson, Steven R ^a   Stewart, Ronald E ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Freezing; Ice pellets; Spicules; Winter precipitation

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL CAMERAS; FREEZING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; STORMS;

FUSED PARTICLES; ICE PELLETS; SPICULES;

ICE;

FORMATION MECHANISM; FREEZING; ICE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STORM; WINTER;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 34249939190     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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