Synoptic classification of thunderstorms in Finland

Geophysica

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 3-30

  Tuomi, Tapio J ^a   Mäkelä, Antti ^a  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Air mass; Climate; Finland; Lightning location; Synoptic weather; Thunderstorm

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; COLD FRONT; LIGHTNING; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; THUNDERSTORM; WARM FRONT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 4744366159     PISSN: 03674231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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