Multiple-Doppler radar observations of the evolution of vorticity extrema in a convective boundary layer

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 355-374

  Markowski, Paul ^a   Hannon, Christina ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION INITIATION; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; DUAL-DOPPLER WIND SYNTHESES; VORTICITY EXTREMA;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; DOPPLER RADAR; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; WIND;

HEAT CONVECTION;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; DOPPLER RADAR; VORTEX;

EID: 33644770531     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR3060.1     Document Type: Article

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