Comment on "Linear and Nonlinear Propagation of Supercell Storms"

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 19, 2003, Pages 2413-2419

  Rotunno, R ^a   Weisman, M L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUPERCELL; THUNDERSTORM;

EID: 0242381360     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<2413:COLANP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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