Characteristics and structure of an upper air cold vortex in the subtropics of South America

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 96, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 203-220

  Satyamurty, P ^a   Seluchi, M E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; DATA SET; JET STREAM; LATITUDE; LIFE CYCLE; MODEL; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SIMULATION; TROPOPAUSE; TROPOSPHERE; VORTEX; VORTICITY;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34447099279     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: 14365065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-006-0207-6     Document Type: Article

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