On the variety of cold fronts: Two-dimensional numerical simulations

Contributions to Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 265-283

  Becker, A ^a   Kraus, H ^b   Ewenz, C M ^b  

^a BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD DEVELOPMENT; COLD FRONT; FRONT; PRECIPITATION;

EID: 0031421690     PISSN: 00058173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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