Mesoscale convective systems

Reviews of Geophysics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1-43

  Houze Jr , Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Convective processes; Mesoscale meteorology; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

EID: 14344255017     PISSN: 87551209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004RG000150     Document Type: Review

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