Observations and analysis of the 10-11 June 1994 coastally trapped disturbance

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 126, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2435-2465

  Ralph, F M ^a   Armi, L ^b   Bane, J M ^c   Dorman, C ^b   Neff, W D ^a   Neiman, P J ^a   Nuss, W ^d   Persson, P O G ^e  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032453584     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1998)126<2435:OAAOTJ>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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