Stratiform Precipitation in Regions of Convection: A Meteorological Paradox?

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2179-2196

  Houze Jr , Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD; CONVECTION; CUMULONIMBUS; STRATIFORM PRECIPITATION;

EID: 0031420315     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0477(1997)078<2179:SPIROC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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