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22
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Active since
1971
Affiliations
Desert Research Institute(Current)
University of California, Los Angeles
Nevada System of Higher Education
University of Nevada, Reno
McMaster University
Richard L. Pitter is an author at Desert Research Institute specializing in engineering, earth science, and atmospheric science.
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EngineeringEarth ScienceAtmospheric ScienceCryosphereFluid DynamicsGeographyMeteorologyMicrometeorologyPhysicsClimatology
Publications per year
1971–2001
A Semi-Empirical Determination of the Shape of Cloud and Rain Drops
H. R. Pruppacher, Richard L. Pitter · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences · 1971 · 441 citations · Full text
Water Drops, Terminal Velocity, Ocean Dynamics +24
Mass-Dimensional Relationships for Ice Particles and the Influence of Riming on Snowfall Rates
David L. Mitchell, Renyi Zhang, Richard L. Pitter · Journal of Applied Meteorology · 1990 · 248 citations · Full text
Glacier, Engineering, Geomorphology +16
Early electrification and precipitation development in a small, isolated Montana cumulonimbus
J. E. Dye, J. J. Jones, W. P. Winn et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1986 · 231 citations
Precipitation Development, Engineering, Early Electrification +22
A wind tunnel investigation of freezing of small water drops falling at terminal velocity in air
Richard L. Pitter, H. R. Pruppacher · Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society · 1973 · 190 citations
Terminal Velocity, Water Drops, Engineering +17
Measurements of initial potential gradient and particle charges in a Montana summer thunderstorm
Barry Gardiner, Dennis Lamb, Richard L. Pitter et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1985 · 95 citations
Storm Surge, Engineering, Earth Science +18
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