Categorisation of synoptic environments associated with mesoscale convective systems over the UK

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 194-213

  Lewis, Matthew W ^a   Gray, Suzanne L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baroclinic life cycle; Climatology; Spanish plume

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC; BAROCLINIC CYCLONE; BAROCLINIC LIFE CYCLE; CUT-OFF LOW; DRY AIR; FRONTAL SYSTEM; MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; RARE EVENT; SCANDINAVIA; WARM ADVECTION;

CLIMATOLOGY; RESEARCH;

STORMS;

ADVECTION; BAROCLINIC MODE; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; DISTURBANCE; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; PLUME; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77953812467     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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