Non-stationary drainage flows and motions in the cold pool

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 698-705

  Mahrt, L ^a   Richardson, Scott ^b   Seaman, Nelson ^b   Stauffer, David ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETER; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; WIND DIRECTION; WIND MEASUREMENT;

EID: 77957119635     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2010.00473.x     Document Type: Article

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