Lifting by convergence lines

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 873-890

  Crook, N Andrew ^a   Klemp, Joseph B ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; RAIN; STORMS;

CONVERGENCE LINES; LIFTING DEPTH;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CONVERGENCE; GRAVITY WAVE;

EID: 0034103485     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2000)057<0873:LBCL>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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