Synoptic evolution of Midwestern US Extreme dew point events

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1213-1225

  Bentley, Mace L ^a   Stallins, J Anthony ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Extreme dew points; Heat stress; Synoptic climatology

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; MIXING; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; SOIL MOISTURE;

AGRICULTURAL REGION; DEW POINTS; EXTREME DEW POINTS; GREAT LAKES; HEAT STRESS; ILLINOIS; INDIANA; LOW PRESSURE; MISSOURI; SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT; SURFACE MOISTURES; SURFACE WINDS; SYNOPTIC CLIMATOLOGY; SYNOPTIC EVOLUTION;

MOISTURE;

DEW POINT; LOW PRESSURE; MIXING RATIO; MOISTURE CONTENT; SOIL MOISTURE; SURFACE WIND; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; ILLINOIS; INDIANA; IOWA; MISSOURI; NEBRASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48549100697     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1626     Document Type: Article

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