The importance of moisture distribution for the growth and energetics of mid-latitude systems

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 242-256

  Pavan, V ^a   Hall, N ^b   Valdes, P ^d   Blackburn, M ^c  

^a CINECA   (Italy)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics (climatology; convective processes; synoptic scale meteorology)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033477026     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-999-0242-y     Document Type: Article

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