Structure and evolution of a long-lived, microburst-producing storm

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 124, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2785-2806

  Knupp, Kevin R ^a,b  

^a National Space Science and Technology Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 0012104817     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1996)124<2785:SAEOAL>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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