Variation of ice crystal size, shape, and asymmetry parameter in tops of tropical deep convective clouds

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 11809-11825

  van Diedenhoven, Bastiaan ^a,b   Fridlind, Ann M ^b   Cairns, Brian ^b   Ackerman, Andrew S ^b  

^a NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

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EID: 85018214961     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD022385     Document Type: Article

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