A case study of orographic cyclogenesis over South America

Atmosfera

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 91-113

  Funatsu, B Miky ^a   Gan, M A ^a   Caetano, E ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cyclogenesis; Lee cyclogenesis

Indexed keywords

CYCLOGENESIS; LEE CYCLOGENESIS; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; POTENTIAL VORTICITY;

SOUTH AMERICA; URUGUAY;

EID: 1842632041     PISSN: 01876236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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