Analysis of a small, vigorous mesoscale convective system in a low-shear environment. Part I: Formation, radar echo structure, and lightning behavior

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 126, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1812-1858

  Knupp, Kevin R ^a   Geerts, Bart ^a,c   Goodman, Steven J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHTNING; MESOSCALE EDDY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032418367     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1998)126<1812:aoasvm>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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