Environmental stability control of the intensity of squall lines under low-level shear conditions

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 24, 2007, Pages

  Takemi, Tetsuya ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUDS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; WIND EFFECTS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; FORECASTING METHOD; OVERTURN; SHEAR FLOW; SIMULATION; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 49249098972     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008793     Document Type: Article

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