Transitions in boundary layer meso-γ convective structures: An observational case study

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 127, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2895-2909

  Kristovich, David A R ^a   Laird, Neil F ^a   Hjelmfelt, Mark R ^b   Derickson, Russell G ^b   Cooper, Kevin A ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE WATER SURVEY   (United States)

^b SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; CONVECTION; SNOW; WINTER;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0033493980     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1999)127<2895:TIBLMC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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