Organization of mesoscale convective systems: 2. Linear theory

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 1-12

  Cheng, Anning ^a,b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 25844458892     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD005450     Document Type: Article

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