Effects of persistent, midlatitude mesoscale regions of convection on the large-scale environment during the warm season

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 3503-3527

  Stensrud, David J ^a  

^a NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINICITY; CONVECTION; CYCLOGENESIS; MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; WARM SEASON;

USA, SOUTHERN PLAINS;

EID: 0030322123     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<3503:EOPMMR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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