An observational study of atmospheric bore formation from colliding density currents

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 131, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2985-3002

  Kingsmill, David E ^a   Crook, N Andrew ^b  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER RADAR; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); WIND; WIND EFFECTS;

DENSITY CURRENTS; SEA-BREEZE;

ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY;

BOUNDARY LAYER; CONVECTION; CONVERGENCE; DENSITY CURRENT; DOPPLER RADAR; SEA BREEZE;

FLORIDA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0347915842     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(2003)131<2985:AOSOAB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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