The motion of simulated convective storms as a function of basic environmental parameters

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 135, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 3033-3051

  Kirkpatrick, J Cody ^a   McCaul Jr , Eugene W ^b   Cohen, Charles ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BUOYANCY; CLOUDS; WIND EFFECTS;

CONVECTIVE AVAILABLE POTENTIAL ENERGY; CONVECTIVE STORMS; LEVEL OF FREE CONVECTION; LIFTING CONDENSATION LEVEL; MEAN WIND;

STORMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; KINEMATICS; STORM; THERMODYNAMICS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 34848834180     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR3447.1     Document Type: Article

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