Piecewise frontogenesis from a potential vorticity perspective: Methodology and a case study

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1266-1288

  Korner, Sebastien O ^a   Martin, Jonathan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLONE; FRONTOGENESIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; WINTER;

EID: 0033913477     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(2000)128<1266:PFFAPV>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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