CAPE and convective events in the southwest during the North American monsoon

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-98

  Adams, David K ^a   Souza, Enio P ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DO AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC STABILITIES; COMPLEX TOPOGRAPHIES; CONVECTIVE EVENTS; CONVECTIVE INHIBITIONS; FREE CONVECTIONS; MIDLATITUDE; MOISTURE ADVECTIONS; NEGATIVE CORRELATIONS; NORTH AMERICANS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; RADIOSONDE DATUM; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TIME-SCALES; UPPER BOUNDS;

HEATING; WATER VAPOR;

SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; CORRELATION; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 64149110755     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008MWR2502.1     Document Type: Article

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