Influence of the great plains low-level jet on summertime precipitation and moisture transport over the central United States

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 481-507

  Higgins, R W ^a   Yao, Y ^b   Yarosh, E S ^b   Janowiak, J E ^a   Mo, K C ^a  

^a CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

^b Res and Data Systems Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW LEVEL JET; MOISTURE TRANSPORT; PRECIPITATION; REGIONAL WEATHER PATTERN;

USA, GREAT PLAINS;

EID: 0031472152     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<0481:IOTGPL>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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