Evolution of a synoptic-scale vortex advecting toward a high mountain

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 158-172

  Schwierz, Cornelia B ^a   Davies, Huw C ^a  

^a Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; CYCLONE; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; VORTEX;

EID: 0037337306     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0870.2003.01396.x     Document Type: Article

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