A conceptual and scaling evaluation of the surface wetness effect on daytime moisture convergence along a surface cold front with differential cloud cover

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 365-371

  Segal, Moti ^a   Aligo, Eric A ^a   Gallus Jr , William A ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CLOUD COVER; COLD FRONT; CONVERGENCE;

EID: 1942530683     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1525-7541(2004)005<0365:ACASEO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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