Numerical simulation of the effects of mesoscale convergence on convective rain showers

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 124, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2828-2842

  Xin, L ^a   Reuter, G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 0001418224     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1996)124<2828:NSOTEO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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