A simple thennodynamical theory for dust devils

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 21, 1998, Pages 3244-3252

  Rennó, Nilton O ^a   Burkett, Matthew L ^a   Larkin, Matthew P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT ENGINES; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

DUST DEVILS;

DUST;

DUST STORM; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0033232501     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<3244:ASTTFD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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