Structure and development of two merged rainbands observed over the East China Sea during X-BAIU-99: Part I. Meso-β-scale structure and development processes

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-44

  Moteki, Qoosaku ^a   Uyeda, Hiroshi ^a   Maesaka, Takeshi ^a   Shinoda, Taro ^a   Yoshizaki, Masanori ^b   Kato, Teruyuki ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; CONVERGENCE; FRONTAL FEATURE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); WATER VAPOR;

EAST CHINA SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 2942567785     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.82.19     Document Type: Article

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