Large scale features associated with strong frontogenesis in equivalent potential temperature in the South American subtropics east of the Andes

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 22, Issue , 2009, Pages 73-78

  Arraut, J M ^a   Barbosa, H M J ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRONTOGENESIS; GEOPOTENTIAL; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; PERTURBATION; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; WIND FIELD; WIND VELOCITY;

ANDES; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

EID: 77949412115     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-22-73-2009     Document Type: Article

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