MATHEMATICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE SHAPE OF PLANE HEXAGONAL SNOW CRYSTALS.

P. K. Wang; S. M. Denzer

doi:10.1175/1520-0469(1983)040<1024:MDOTSO>2.0.CO;2

MATHEMATICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE SHAPE OF PLANE HEXAGONAL SNOW CRYSTALS.

P. K. Wang, S. M. Denzer

Institute of Civil Aviation

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Simple mathematical expressions are presented for describing the shapes of some plane hexagonal snow crystals. These expressions provide convenient means for cloud physical calculations and can also serve as a method for quantitative classification of snow crystal shapes. A few examples are worked out to illustrate the use of these expressions. They can be further developed for describing more complicated shapes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1024-1028
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
Volume	40
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1983)040<1024:MDOTSO>2.0.CO;2
Publication status	Published - 1983

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Atmospheric Science

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