Significant summer rainfall in the Canadian Prairie Provinces: Modes and mechanisms 2000-2004

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1607-1613

  Raddatz, Rick L ^a   Hanesiak, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Convection; Forcing mechanisms; Rainfall

Indexed keywords

LIGHTNING; MILITARY OPERATIONS; RAIN;

COLD FRONTS; CONVECTION; DAILY RAINFALLS; DEEP CONVECTIONS; FORCING MECHANISMS; RAIN EVENTS; RAINFALL; RELATIVE FREQUENCIES; SUMMER RAINFALLS; SURFACE TROUGHS; SYNOPTIC FORCING;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; RAINFALL; SUMMER;

EID: 57849134161     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1670     Document Type: Article

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