The midlatitude continental convective clouds experiment (MC3E)

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1667-1686

  Jensen, M P ^a   Petersen, W A ^b   Bansemer, A ^c   Bharadwajwajwaj, N ^d   Carey, L D ^e   Cecil, D J ^f   Collllis, S M ^g   Del Genio, A D ^h   Dolalan, B ⁱ   Gerlaclaclach, J ^b   Giangrande, S E ^a   Heymsfield, A ^c   Heymsfield, G ^j   Kollllias, P ^b   Lang, T J ^f   Nesbitt, S W ^b   Neumamann, A ^b   Poellllot, M ^k   Rutledge, S A ⁱ   Schwallwallwallwaller, M ^j   Tokakay, A ^l,m,n   Willlliamams, C R ^o   Wolff, D B ^b   Xie, S ^p   Zipser, E J ^q   more..

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^e PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^g NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^h ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

ⁱ NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^j Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^k MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^l UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^o UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^p LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^q UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; METEOROLOGICAL BALLOONS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; NASA; PARTICLE SIZE; SILICON COMPOUNDS;

CENTRAL FACILITIES; CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; GROUND-BASED INSTRUMENTATION; IMAGING WIND AND RAIN AIRBORNE PROFILERS; PASSIVE MICROWAVES; PHYSICAL PROCESS; SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES; SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS;

FIGHTER AIRCRAFT;

EID: 84992345002     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-14-00228.1     Document Type: Article

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