Moist dynamics and orographic precipitation

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 301-316

  Jiang, Qingfang ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; LATENT HEAT FLUX; MOUNTAIN; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

EID: 0041941270     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0870.2003.00025.x     Document Type: Article

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