Low-frequency variability and evolution of North American cold air outbreaks

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 579-597

  Portis, Diane H ^a   Cellitti, Michael P ^a   Chapman, William L ^a   Walsh, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; CORRELATION METHODS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AIR MASSES TRACK; COLD AIR OUTBREAKS; DIABATIC PROCESSES; HEAT BUDGET ANALYSIS;

METEOROLOGY;

COLD AIR; DIABATIC PROCESS;

NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 33644942598     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR3083.1     Document Type: Article

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