The formation of a multicell thunderstorm behind a sea-breeze front

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 136, Issue 653, 2010, Pages 2176-2188

  Wissmeier, Ulrike ^a   Smith, Roger K ^a   Goler, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Deep convection; Gust front; Multicell thunderstorm; Severe weather; Squall line; Tropics

Indexed keywords

DEEP CONVECTION; GUST FRONTS; MULTICELL THUNDERSTORM; SEVERE WEATHER; SQUALL LINES;

LAKES; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NATURAL CONVECTION; THUNDERSTORMS;

TROPICS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLOUD; COLD AIR; COLD POOL; CONVECTION; GUST; SEA BREEZE; SEVERE WEATHER; SQUALL LINE; THUNDERSTORM;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 78650071718     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.691     Document Type: Article

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