An observational and numerical study of a mini-supercell storm

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-63

  Knupp, Kevin R ^a   Stalker, James R ^a   McCaul Jr , Eugene W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STORM; SUPERCELL STORM;

EID: 0032143156     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-5910(97)93378-7     Document Type: Article

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