An analysis of a relatively rare case of continental blocking

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 125, Issue 553, 1999, Pages 107-138

  Lupo, Anthony R ^a   Bosart, Lance F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Atmospheric dynamics; North America; Potential vorticity; Synoptic analysis

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC BLOCKING; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0032957112     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.55306     Document Type: Article

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