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Light scattering and absorption by nonspherical ice crystals

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    Ping Yang

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Yang, P., Liou, KN. (2006). Light scattering and absorption by nonspherical ice crystals. In: Kokhanovsky, A.A. (eds) Light Scattering Reviews. Springer Praxis Books. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-37672-0_2

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