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Title: Raindrop size distribution and microphysical characteristics of a great rainstorm in 2016 in Beijing, China

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Atmospheric Research
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Journal Name: Atmospheric Research Journal Volume: 239 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0169-8095
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Elsevier
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Netherlands
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English

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Luo, Li, Xiao, Hui, Yang, Huiling, Chen, Haonan, Guo, Jia, Sun, Yue, and Feng, Liang. Raindrop size distribution and microphysical characteristics of a great rainstorm in 2016 in Beijing, China. Netherlands: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2020.104895.
Luo, Li, Xiao, Hui, Yang, Huiling, Chen, Haonan, Guo, Jia, Sun, Yue, & Feng, Liang. Raindrop size distribution and microphysical characteristics of a great rainstorm in 2016 in Beijing, China. Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2020.104895
Luo, Li, Xiao, Hui, Yang, Huiling, Chen, Haonan, Guo, Jia, Sun, Yue, and Feng, Liang. Wed . "Raindrop size distribution and microphysical characteristics of a great rainstorm in 2016 in Beijing, China". Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2020.104895.
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