Proximity sounding analysis for derechos and supercells: An assessment of similarities and differences

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 67-68, Issue , 2003, Pages 117-133

  Doswell III , Charles A ^a   Evans, Jeffry S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Derechos; Proximity soundings; Supercells

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; SUPERCELL; TORNADO; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 0141515305     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(03)00047-4     Document Type: Article

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