A multiwinter analysis of channeled flow through a prominent gap along the Northern California coast during CALJET and PACJET

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 134, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1815-1841

  Neiman, Paul J ^a   Ralph, F Martin ^a   White, Allen B ^a,b   Parrish, David D ^a   Holloway, John S ^a   Bartels, Diana L ^a,b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHANNEL FLOW; COASTAL ZONES; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SEA LEVEL; STREAM FLOW; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

COLD AIRSTREAMS; GAP FLOWS; MULTIWINTER ANALYSIS; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; WIND SHEAR;

METEOROLOGY;

AIRFLOW; ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHANNEL FLOW; COASTAL ZONE; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; WIND PROFILE; WINTER;

CALIFORNIA; CENTRAL VALLEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746927526     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR3148.1     Document Type: Article

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