Snow-crystal diversity
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Growth-deviation model to understand the perceived variety of falling snow J. Nelson College of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, Nojihigashi 1-1-1, Kusatsu 525-8577, Japan Received: 20 December 2007 – Accepted: 9 January 2008 – Published: 4 March 2008 Correspondence to: J. Nelson ([email protected]) Published by Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union.
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Growth-deviation model to understand the perceived variety of falling snow
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