Evolution and structure of tropical squall line elements within a moderate CAPE and strong low-level jet environment

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 20, 1998, Pages 3089-3113

  Chin, Hung Neng S ^a   Wilhelmson, Robert B ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT CONVECTION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VORTEX FLOW; WIND EFFECTS;

STRONG LOW LEVEL JET; TROPICAL SQUALL LINE ELEMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; JET; SQUALL LINE;

EID: 0012924959     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<3089:EASOTS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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