Mesoscale convective systems over southeastern South America and their relationship with the South American low-level jet

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1290-1309

  Salio, Paola ^a   Nicolini, Matilde ^a   Zipser, Edward J ^b  

^a Centro de Investigacion del Mar y la Atmosfera   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; MOISTURE;

DYNAMIC FORCINGS; LOW-LEVEL JET; RADIATIVE HEATING;

JETS;

ADVECTION; CONVECTION; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; JET; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

AMAZON BASIN; GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34248360373     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR3305.1     Document Type: Article

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