Weather features associated with aircraft icing conditions: A case study

The Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Fernández González, Sergio ^a   Sánchez, José Luis ^a   Gascón, Estíbaliz ^a   López, Laura ^a   García Ortega, Eduardo ^a   Merino, Andrés ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; FORECASTING; GLACIATION; HAZARD; ICING; METEOROLOGY; SPECTROMETER; WEATHER; AVIATION; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HUMIDITY; PROCEDURES; RADIOMETRY; STANDARDS;

ICE;

AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HUMIDITY; ICE; RADIOMETRY; WEATHER;

EID: 84896355761     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/279063     Document Type: Article

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