Diagnosis and sensitivity study of two severe storm events in the Southeastern Andes

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 93, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 161-178

  Garcia Ortega E ^a   Lopez L ^a   Sanchez J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Convection; Radar; Sensitivity experiment; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; COMBINED EFFECT; CONVECTION; CONVECTIVE INSTABILITIES; CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS; DIURNAL TEMPERATURES; EASTERN SIDE; FACTOR SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; LOW LEVEL JET; MESOSCALE; MESOSCALE MODEL; MODEL OUTPUTS; MOIST AIR; MOUNTAIN RANGES; NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHES; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY; S-BAND RADAR; SENSITIVITY EXPERIMENT; SENSITIVITY STUDIES; SEVERE STORMS; SIMULATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STUDY AREAS; TOTAL PRECIPITATION; WATER VAPOR FLUX;

CLIMATOLOGY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; LANDFORMS; RADAR; RAIN; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOLAR RADIATION; STORMS; SUN; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER FORECASTING;

SIMULATORS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; FORECASTING METHOD; JET STREAM; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEVERE WEATHER; SOLAR RADIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STORM; TOPOGRAPHY;

ANDES; ARGENTINA; CHILE; MENDOZA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 67349086075     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2008.10.030     Document Type: Article

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