Mass and momentum transports by organized convection: Effects of shear and buoyancy

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 964-979

  Liu, Changhai ^a   Moncrieff, Mitchell W ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; MASS TRANSPORT; MOMENTUM TRANSPORT; ORGANIZED CONVECTION; SHEAR; SQUALL LINE CLOUD;

EID: 0029729565     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<0964:MAMTBO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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