The South American low-level jet east of the Andes during the 1999 LBA-TRMM and LBA-WET AMC campaign

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 20, 2002, Pages LBA-47-1-LBA-47-11

  Marengo, Jose A ^a   Douglas, Michael W ^b   Silva Dias, Pedro L ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

3329 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Mesoscale meteorology; 3374 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Tropical meteorology; Andes; Convection; Jet; South America

Indexed keywords

AIR; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; JETS; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE; RAIN;

DIURNAL VARIATION; JET; MOISTURE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

AMAZONIA; ANDES; BOLIVIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 36448935718     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD001188     Document Type: Article

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