Relationship between a weakening cold front, misocyclones, and cloud development on 10 June 2002 during IHOP

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 311-335

  Arnott, Nettie R ^a   Richardson, Yvette P ^a   Wurman, Joshua M ^b   Rasmussen, Erik M ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Severe Weather Research Colorado   (United States)

^c NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD IMAGERY; COLD FRONT; CUMULUS CLOUDS; MOBILE RADAR; SPATIAL VARIATIONS;

AERODYNAMICS; CLOUDS; DOPPLER RADAR; HEAT CONVECTION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CLOUD; COLD FRONT; CYCLONE;

EID: 33644746537     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR3065.1     Document Type: Article

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