Effects of upper-level shear on the structure and maintenance of strong quasi-linear mesoscale convective systems

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1231-1252

  Coniglio, Michael C ^a   Stensrud, David J ^a   Wicker, Louis J ^a  

^a NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL CONVECTION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND EFFECTS; WIND STRESS;

COLD POOL INTERFACE; DENSITY CURRENTS; MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS (MCSS);

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; NATURAL CONVECTION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND EFFECTS; WIND STRESS;

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SIMULATION; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 33646252017     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3681.1     Document Type: Article

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