Mechanisms of cell regeneration, development, and propagation within a two-dimensional multicell storm

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1867-1886

  Lin, Yuh Lang ^a   Deal, Roy L ^a   Kulie, Mark S ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD; GUST; STORM;

EID: 0031712828     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<1867:MOCRDA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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