The statistical relationship between upslope flow and rainfall in California's coastal mountains: Observations during CALJET

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1468-1492

  Neiman, Paul J ^a   Ralph, F Martin ^a   White, A B ^a   Kingsmill, D E ^a   Persson, P O G ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; RAIN; SEA LEVEL;

LANDFALLING;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

JET FLOW; MOUNTAIN REGION; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036612041     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(2002)130<1468:TSRBUF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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