Topographically generated cloud plumes

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 134, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2108-2127

  Jiang, Qingfang ^a   Doyle, James D ^b  

^a University Corporation for Atmospheric Research   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; GRAVITY WAVES; NUCLEATION; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES; THERMAL PLUMES;

CIRRUS PLUME EVENTS; GEOSTATIONARY OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE (GOES); MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER (MODIS) IMAGE; REAL-DATA SIMULATIONS; ROCKY MOUNTAIN;

CLOUDS;

ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; GOES; ICE CRYSTAL; MODIS; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 33747798040     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR3177.1     Document Type: Article

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