Analyses of gust fronts by means of limited area NWP model outputs

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 67-68, Issue , 2003, Pages 333-351

  Kašpar, Marek ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Gust front; Limited area NWP model; Output

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; GUST; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL METHOD; OUTFLOW; SEVERE WEATHER;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

EID: 0141849928     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(03)00066-8     Document Type: Article

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