Dynamical influence of microphysics in tropical squall lines: A numerical study

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 125, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2193-2210

  Liu, Changhai ^a   Moncrieff, Mitchell W ^a   Zipser, Edward J ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001186348     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1997)125<2193:DIOMIT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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