The effect of moisture on the kinetic energy budget of a Mediterranean cyclone

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 65, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 17-36

  Abdel Wahab, M ^a   Abdel Basset, H ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Al Azhar University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOGENESIS; CYCLONE; ENERGY BUDGET; KINETIC ENERGY;

EID: 0342803806     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007040050002     Document Type: Article

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