The role of dynamic and diabatic processes in the generation of cut-off lows over Northwest Africa

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 3-19

  Knippertz, P ^a   Martin, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICYCLONE; COLD FRONT; CYCLOGENESIS; DIABATIC PROCESS; FRONTOGENESIS; JET STREAM; LATENT HEAT FLUX; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TROPOPAUSE; WARM FRONT; WESTERLY;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 34248632798     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: 14365065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-006-0217-4     Document Type: Article

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