Synoptic circulation and land surface influences on convection in the Midwest U.S. "Corn Belt" during the summers of 1999 and 2000. Part II: Role of vegetation boundaries

Journal of Climate

Volumn 21, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 3617-3641

  Carleton, Andrew M ^a   Travis, David J ^b   Adegoke, Jimmy O ^c   Arnold, David L ^d   Curran, Steve ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^d FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENTS; BOTTOM-UP; DEE P CONVECTION; LAND SURFACES; MESO-SCALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES; PRECIPITATION PATTERNS; SYNOPTIC FEATURES; TOP-DOWN; VERTICAL MOTIONS; WIND SPEED;

SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; BAROCLINIC MODE; LAND SURFACE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUMMER; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; VEGETATION; WIND VELOCITY;

CORN BELT; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 53649090510     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JCLI1584.1     Document Type: Article

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