Variation of frontal and precipitation structure along a cold front

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 122, Issue 536, 1996, Pages 1845-1872

  Browning, K A ^a   Roberts, N M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ana and kata cold fronts; Frontal evolution; Line convection; Warm conveyor belt

Indexed keywords

COLD FRONT; CONVECTION; CYCLONE; PRECIPITATION STRUCTURE; WARM CONVEYOR BELT;

EID: 0030321810     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.49712253606     Document Type: Article

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