Thunderstorm initiation, organization, and lifetime associated with Florida boundary layer convergence lines

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 125, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1507-1525

  Wilson, James W ^a   Megenhardt, Daniel L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 0000837508     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1997)125<1507:TIOALA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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