Observations of dual slantwise circulations above a cool undercurrent in a mesoscale convective system

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 136, Issue 647, 2010, Pages 354-373

  Browning, K A ^a   Marsham, J H ^a   Nicol, J C ^b   Perry, F M ^a   White, B A ^a   Blyth, A M ^a   Mobbs, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric bore; CSIP; Doppler radar; MCS; Rear inflow jet; Slantwise convection

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATING LAYERS; CONVECTIVE INHIBITION; CONVECTIVE STORMS; COOL AIR; CSIP; INTENSIVE OBSERVATION PERIODS; MCS; MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; NOVEL INTERPRETATION; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; PRECIPITATION AREAS; SLANTWISE CIRCULATIONS; SLANTWISE CONVECTION; WARM AIR; WET-BULB;

DOPPLER EFFECT; DOPPLER RADAR; PHOTOTRANSISTORS; RADAR;

STORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; DOPPLER RADAR; GRAVITY WAVE; JET FLOW; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; SATELLITE DATA; UNDERCURRENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77949371066     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.582     Document Type: Article

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