Proximity soundings of thundersnow in the central United States

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 19, 2006, Pages

  Market, Patrick S ^a   Oravets, Angela M ^a,b   Gaede, David ^c   Bookbinder, Evans ^c   Lupo, Anthony R ^a   Melick, Christopher J ^a   Smith, Larry L ^a   Thomas, Rashida ^a   Redburn, Rachel ^a   Pettegrew, Brian P ^a   Becker, Amy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

^c National Weather Service Office ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; HEAT CONVECTION; LIGHTNING; METEOROLOGICAL BALLOONS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; COLD AIR; LIGHTNING; OROGRAPHY; POTENTIAL ENERGY; THUNDERSTORM;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547994449     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007061     Document Type: Article

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