Simulations of shallow supercell storms in landfalling hurricane environments

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 408-429

  Mccaul Jr , Eugene W ^a   Weisman, Morris L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 0001596282     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1996)124<0408:SOSSSI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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