Ground wind convergence as source of deep convection initiation

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 93, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 437-445

  Pucillo, Arturo ^a   Giaiotti, Dario B ^a   Stel, Fulvio ^a  

^a Environmental Protection Agency of Lombardy Region   (Italy)

Author keywords

Convection initiation; Convergence; Deep convection; Thunderstorm

Indexed keywords

BOUSSINESQ APPROXIMATIONS; CONTINUITY EQUATIONS; CONVECTION INITIATION; CONVECTIVE EVENTS; CONVERGENCE; DEEP CONVECTION; DEEP MOIST CONVECTION; DOPPLER-POLARIMETRIC RADAR; DYNAMIC SENSE; FREE CONVECTIONS; RADAR REFLECTIVITIES; RADIOSOUNDING; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; TIME INTEGRATION; TIME RESOLUTION; WIND DIVERGENCE; WIND MEASUREMENT;

NATURAL CONVECTION; RADAR; REFLECTION; THUNDERSTORMS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; BOUSSINESQ EQUATION; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; DOPPLER RADAR; FORECASTING METHOD; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RADIOSONDE; THUNDERSTORM; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WIND MEASUREMENT; WIND VELOCITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 67349124909     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2008.09.032     Document Type: Article

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