The North Dakota tornadic supercells of 18 July 2004: Issues concerning high LCL heights and evapotranspiration

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1200-1213

  Kellenbenz, David J ^a   Grafenauer, Thomas J ^a   Davies, Jonathan M ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; THUNDERSTORMS; TORNADOES;

LIFTING CONDENSATION LEVEL; SUPERCELL;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; POTENTIAL ENERGY; SUPERCELL; THUNDERSTORM; TORNADO; WEATHER FORECASTING;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38849084547     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007WAF2006109.1     Document Type: Review

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