An observational study of convection initiation on 12 June 2002 during IHOP_2002

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 136, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2283-2304

  Weckwerth, Tammy M ^a   Murphey, Hanne V ^b   Flamant, Cyrille ^c   Goldstein, Janine ^a   Pettet, Crystalyne R ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d National Weather Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES;

AIRBORNE SENSING; AIRBORNE SURVEY; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; GRAVITY WAVE; HAIL; INTERFEROMETER; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RADIOSONDE; WATER VAPOR; WIND; WIND PROFILE;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

ELECTRA;

EID: 51649123185     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007MWR2128.1     Document Type: Article

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