Example of reduced turbulence during thunderstorm outflow

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1028-1032

  Bowen, Brent M ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; JET; OUTFLOW; THUNDERSTORM; TURBULENCE; WIND;

USA, NEW MEXICO;

EID: 0030438178     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1996)035<1028:EORTDT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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