Mesoscale analysis of a comma cloud observed during FASTEX

Meteorological Applications

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 129-134

  Williams, K D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADAR STATIONS; TROPOSPHERE;

COLD AIR; COLD FRONT; CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION; MESOSCALE ANALYSIS; NWP MODEL; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; RAINFALL RADARS; WIND-PROFILING RADAR;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

CLOUD COVER; COLD FRONT; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; POLAR REGION; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADAR ALTIMETRY; RAINFALL; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; TROPOSPHERE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0042407944     PISSN: 13504827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1350482700001547     Document Type: Article

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