Satellite and CALJET aircraft observations of atmospheric rivers over the Eastern North Pacific Ocean during the winter of 1997/98

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 132, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1721-1745

  Ralph, F Martin ^a   Neiman, Paul J ^a   Wick, Gary A ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ACOUSTICS; CLOUDS; JETS; RIVERS; VAPORS; WIND EFFECTS;

AIRCRAFT OBSERVATIONS; POLAR COLD FRONTS; WATER VAPOR;

SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; COLD FRONT; FRONTAL FEATURE; POLAR FRONT; SATELLITE DATA; WATER VAPOR;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 3943102656     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(2004)132<1721:SACAOO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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