Structure and evolution of the 22 February 1993 TOGA COARE squall line: Aircraft observations of precipitation, circulation, and surface energy fluxes

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 1961-1985

  Jorgensen, David P ^a   LeMone, Margaret A ^b   Trier, Stanley B ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; DOPPLER RADAR; HEAT CONVECTION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RESEARCH AIRCRAFT; ROTATIONAL FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

SQUALL LINE SYSTEM;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ENERGY FLUX; SQUALL LINE; TOGA COARE;

EID: 0031200801     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<1961:SAEOTF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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