An inferred climatology of icing conditions aloft, including supercooled large drops. Part I: Canada and the continental United States

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1857-1878

  Bernstein, Ben C ^a   Wolff, Cory A ^a   McDonough, Frank ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DROPS; ICE; METEOROLOGICAL BALLOONS; MOISTURE; RESEARCH AIRCRAFT;

BALLOONBORNE SOUNDINGS; SUPERCOOLED LARGE DROPS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLIMATOLOGY; COALESCENCE; ICE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUPERCOOLING; SWATH BATHYMETRY; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC COAST [CANADA]; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38049155887     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAMC1607.1     Document Type: Article

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