Estimation of length scales from mesoscale networks

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 60 A, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 706-715

  Belušić, Danijel ^a   Mahrt, Larry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; MESOSCALE MOTION; PREDICTION; SITE EFFECT; SPATIAL DATA; TIMESCALE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 47949096376     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2008.00328.x     Document Type: Article

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