A high-resolution modelling case study of a severe weather event over New Zealand

Atmospheric Science Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 119-128

  Webster, Stuart ^a   Uddstrom, Michael ^b   Oliver, Hilary ^b   Vosper, Simon ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Heavy rainfall; Lee waves; Orography; Southern Alps; Strong winds

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350780087     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1530261X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asl.172     Document Type: Article

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