A synoptic climatological analysis of summertime precipitation intensity in the eastern united states

Physical Geography

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 401-418

  Greene, Scott J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; PRECIPITATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SYNOPTIC CLIMATOLOGY;

USA, (EAST);

EID: 0030316534     PISSN: 02723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02723646.1996.10642592     Document Type: Article

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