Climatological aspects of convective parameters from the NCAR/NCEP reanalysis

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 83, Issue 2-4 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 294-305

  Brooks, Harold E ^a   Anderson, Aaron R ^b   Riemann, Kathrin ^c   Ebbers, Irina ^c   Flachs, Heather ^d  

^a NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^d NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Forecasting; Thunderstorms; Tornadoes

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; THUNDERSTORMS; TORNADOES; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ANNUAL CYCLES; GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ANNUAL CYCLE; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; SEASONALITY; THERMODYNAMICS; THUNDERSTORM; TORNADO;

EID: 33846628629     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2005.08.005     Document Type: Article

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