On the variation of ice pellet characteristics

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

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

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; HURRICANE EFFECTS; ICE; ORE PELLETS; PARTICLE SIZE; PELLETIZING; SECURITY OF DATA; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STORMS;

BASE PARTICLES; COMMON FEATURES; HIGH-RESOLUTION DIGITAL CAMERAS; ICE PELLETS; PARAMETERIZATIONS; PARTICLE CHARACTERISTICS; PARTICLE DIAMETERS; PRECIPITATION RATES; RELATIVE LENGTH; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; WINTER PRECIPITATION; WINTER STORMS;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

DIGITAL IMAGE; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CANADA; MONTREAL; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 68249099909     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD011260     Document Type: Article

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