Synoptic classification of lower troposphere profiles for dust days

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Ganor, E ^a   Stupp, A ^a   Osetinsky, I ^b   Alpert, P ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Israel Ministry of Transport and Road Safety   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; MOISTURE; RESEARCH; STORMS; TROPOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH REANALYSIS; DATA SETS; DESERT DUST; DUST STORM; EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN; GRID POINTS; ICE NUCLEI; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS; LOWER TROPOSPHERE; METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; PRESSURE LEVEL; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SYNOPTIC CLASSIFICATION; SYNOPTIC SYSTEMS; TEL AVIV; TEL AVIV , ISRAEL; VERTICAL PROFILE; VERTICAL VELOCITY; WIND COMPONENTS;

DUST;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; DATA SET; DESERT; DUST STORM; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRESSURE FIELD; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEASONALITY; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TROPOSPHERE; VERTICAL PROFILE; WIND PROFILE;

ISRAEL; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (EAST); TEL AVIV;

EID: 77953800923     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012638     Document Type: Article

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