Exponential size distributions for snow

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 4017-4031

  Heymsfield, Andrew J ^a   Field, Paul ^a   Bansemer, Aaron ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE DATUM; AIRBORNE MEASUREMENTS; BEFORE AND AFTER; CLOUD MODELS; EXPONENTIALS; HIGHER MOMENTS; ICE CLOUD PROPERTIES; ICE CLOUDS; ICE PARTICLES; ICE WATER CONTENTS; INTERCEPT PARAMETERS; LOWER LIMITS; PHYSICAL PROCESS; RADAR REFLECTIVITIES; SENSING AREAS; SMALL CRYSTALS;

CLOUDS; ICE; INSTRUMENT ERRORS; PROBES; PULSE SHAPING CIRCUITS; REMOTE SENSING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SNOW; WATER CONTENT;

POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY;

AIRBORNE SENSING; ESTIMATION METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SNOW; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 65549160570     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JAS2583.1     Document Type: Article

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