Evaluating the sounding instability with the Lifted Parcel Theory

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 67-68, Issue , 2003, Pages 455-473

  Manzato, Agostino ^a   Morgan, Griffith Jr ^b  

^a AgenziaRegperlaProtezdell'Ambiente   (Italy)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Convective; Instability; Lifted Parcel Theory; Sounding

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; FORECASTING METHOD; NUMERICAL METHOD; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 0141626435     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(03)00059-0     Document Type: Article

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