Initiation of an elevated mesoscale convective system associated with heavy rainfall

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 443-457

  Rochette, Scott M ^a   Moore, James T ^a  

^a Saint Louis University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY RAINFALL; MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; RAINFALL; WEATHER FORECASTING;

USA, MISSOURI;

EID: 0030411226     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0434(1996)011<0443:IOAEMC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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