The evolution of morning convective systems over the U.S. Great plains during the warm season. Part II: A climatology and the influence of environmental factors

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 929-944

  Hane, Carl E ^a,e   Haynes, John A ^b,c   Andra Jr , David L ^d   Carr, Frederick H ^b  

^a NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; RAPID UPDATE CYCLE; SCATTER DIAGRAMS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CLIMATOLOGY; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; VERTICAL PROFILE;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 44449087870     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007MWR2016.1     Document Type: Article

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