Airborne dual-Doppler observations of an intense frontal system approaching the Pacific Northwest coast

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 125, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3131-3156

  Braun, Scott A ^a,d,e   Houze Jr , Robert A ^b   Smull, Bradley F ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^e NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0001345309     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1997)125<3131:ADDOOA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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