Role of stratospheric air in a severe weather event: Analysis of potential vorticity and total ozone

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D11, 2001, Pages 11813-11823

  Goering, Melissa A ^a   Gallus Jr , William A ^a   Olsen, Mark A ^a   Stanford, John L ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTREME EVENT; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; STRATOSPHERE; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TOTAL OZONE;

(WEST); UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034913393     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900651     Document Type: Article

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