The use of vertical wind shear versus helicity in interpreting supercell dynamics

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1452-1472

  Weisman, Morris L ^a   Rotunno, Richard ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; FLOW INTERACTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR FLOW; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; VORTEX FLOW; WIND;

BELTRAMI SOLUTIONS; HODOGRAPHS;

STORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; STORM; SUPERCELL; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 0034129432     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2000)057<1452:TUOVWS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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