Cloud model simulations of surface weather elements associated with warm frontal regions of winter storms

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 243-269

  Szeto, Kit K ^a   Stewart, Ronald E ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CLOUD MODEL; MESOSCALE; STORM; WARM FRONT; WINTER;

EID: 0031420024     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(97)00014-8     Document Type: Article

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