Importance of low-level jets to climate: A review

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1698-1711

  Stensrud, David J ^a  

^a NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; CLIMATE; CONVECTION; JETS;

CONVECTION; LOW LEVEL JET; MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 0030438877     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<1698:IOLLJT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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