Research article
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20 Feb 2014
Research article |
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20 Feb 2014
Ice particles in the upper anvil regions of midlatitude continental thunderstorms: the case for frozen-drop aggregates
J. L. Stith, L. M. Avallone, A. Bansemer, B. Basarab, S. W. Dorsi, B. Fuchs, R. P. Lawson, D. C. Rogers, S. Rutledge, and D. W. Toohey
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