Shear-parallel moist convection over the tropical ocean: A case study from 18 February 1993 TOGA COARE

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 126, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1952-1976

  Hildebrand, Peter H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESOSCALE EDDY; PRECIPITATION QUALITY; RAINFALL; TOGA-COARE;

EID: 0032418962     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1998)126<1952:SPMCOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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