Characterizing the severe turbulence environments associated with commercial aviation accidents. Part 1: A 44-case study synoptic observational analyses

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 88, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 129-152

  Kaplan, M L ^a   Huffman, A W ^a   Lux, K M ^a   Charney, J J ^a,b   Riordan, A J ^a   Lin, Yuh Lang ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; JET STREAM; TURBULENCE; VERTICAL MOVEMENT; VORTICITY;

EID: 17844405885     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-004-0080-0     Document Type: Article

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