A global classification of snow crystals, ice crystals, and solid precipitation based on observations from middle latitudes to polar regions

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 132-133, Issue , 2013, Pages 460-472

  Kikuchi, Katsuhiro ^a   Kameda, Takao ^b   Higuchi, Keiji ^c   Yamashita, Akira ^d  

^a AKITA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KITAMI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d OSAKA KYOIKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Classification; Global classification; Ice crystals; Snow crystals; Solid precipitation

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION SCHEME; CLOUD PARTICLES; ICE CRYSTALS; NATURAL SNOWS; POLAR REGIONS; SNOW AND ICE; SNOW CRYSTALS; SOLID PRECIPITATION;

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); SNOW;

ICE;

CLASSIFICATION; ICE CRYSTAL; POLAR REGION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINDROP; SNOW;

EID: 84882773394     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2013.06.006     Document Type: Article

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