Spectral width of premonsoon and monsoon clouds over Indo-Gangetic valley

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 20, 2012, Pages

  Prabha, Thara V ^a   Patade, S ^a   Pandithurai, G ^a   Khain, A ^b   Axisa, D ^c   Pradeep Kumar, P ^d   Maheshkumar, R S ^a   Kulkarni, J R ^a   Goswami, B N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

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EID: 84868378573     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016837     Document Type: Article

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