The multi-scale structure and development mechanism of mesoscale cyclones over the Sea of Japan in winter

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 597-621

  Tsuboki, Kazuhisa ^a   Asai, Tomio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW; BAROCLINIC MOTION; COLD AIR; CONVERGENCE; CYCLONE; HEAT FLUX; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; STRATIFIED FLOW;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN;

EID: 3242742877     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.2004.597     Document Type: Article

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