Influences of storm-embedded orographic gravity waves on cloud liquid water and precipitation

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 733-759

  Reinking, Roger F ^a   Snider, Jack B ^b   Coen, Janice L ^c  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CLOUD SEEDING; CLOUD WATER; FORECASTING METHOD; GRAVITY WAVE; OROGRAPHY; PRECIPITABLE WATER;

EID: 0033857779     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2000)039<0733:IOSEOG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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