Thermodynamic analysis of supercell rear-flank downdrafts from project ANSWERS

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 240-246

  Grzych, Matthew L ^a   Lee, Bruce D ^a   Finley, Catherine A ^a  

^a Product Research and Development at NextEra Analytics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); TORNADOES;

NEAR-SURFACE WIND AND ENVIRONMENT ALONG THE REAR-FLANK OF SUPERCELLS (ANSWERS); SURPERCELL REAR-FLANK DOWNDRAFTS; TORNADIC SUPERCELLS;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; SUPERCELL; SURFACE WIND; THERMODYNAMICS; TORNADO;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN PLAINS; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 33846681857     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR3288.1     Document Type: Article

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