Mesoanalysis of summertime convergence zones in Central and Eastern North Carolina

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 56-77

  Koch, Steven E ^a   Ray, Charles A ^a,b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Weather Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE ZONE; DOPPLER RADAR; FRONT; GEOS; REMOTE SENSING; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

USA, NORTH CAROLINA, COASTAL PLAIN;

EID: 0031455221     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0434(1997)012<0056:MOSCZI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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