Modulation of convection in the southwestern Amazon basin by extratropical stationary fronts

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 20, 2002, Pages

  Rickenbach, Thomas M ^a   Ferreira, Rosana Nieto ^b   Halverson, Jeffrey B ^a   Herdies, Dirceu Luis ^b,d   Silva Dias, Maria A F ^c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

3314 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Convective processes; 3329 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Mesoscale meteorology; 3374 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Tropical meteorology; Amazon; Convection; Low level jet; Monsoon; TRMM; Tropics

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448941891     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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