Research aircraft observations of the mean and turbulent structure of a low-level jet accompanying a strong storm

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1210-1224

  Bond, Nicholas A ^a   Walter, Bernard A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; FORECASTING; JETS; STORMS; TURBULENCE; WIND;

TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY (KNE);

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; FLUX MEASUREMENT; JET FLOW; NOAA SATELLITE; STORM; TURBULENCE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036965539     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2002)041<1210:RAOOTM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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