Phase lag between deep cumulus convection and low-level convergence in tropical synoptic-scale systems

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 549-559

  Chao, Winston C ^a   Deng, Litao ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b Applied Research Corporation   (United States)

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EID: 0001077094     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1997)125<0549:PLBDCC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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