Secondary frontal waves in the North Atlantic region: A dynamical perspective of current ideas

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 124, Issue 547, 1998, Pages 829-856

  Parker, D J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyclone; Front; Frontal wave

Indexed keywords

CYCLOGENESIS; FRONT; FRONTAL WAVE;

ATLANTIC, (NORTH);

EID: 0031872187     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.54708     Document Type: Article

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