Local circulations developed in the vicinity of both coastal and inland urban areas. Part II: Effects of urban and mountain areas on moisture transport

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 119-133

  Ohashi, Yukitaka ^a   Kida, Hideji ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; DRYING; IMPURITIES; MOISTURE;

MOISTURE DISTRIBUTION; VICINITY;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; SEA BREEZE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; HYOGO; JAPAN; KINKI; KYOTO; OSAKA [KINKI];

EID: 1342331830     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2004)043<0119:LCDITV>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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