Coupling between large-scale atmospheric processes and mesoscale land-atmosphere interactions in the U.S. Southern Great Plains during summer. Part I: Case studies

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1223-1246

  Weaver, Christopher P ^a  

^a Center for Environmental Prediction   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MESOSCALE MOTION;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 12144258219     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-396.1     Document Type: Article

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