Verification of the role of the low level jets in Amazon squall lines

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-44

  Alcântara, Clênia R ^a   Silva Dias, Maria A F ^a   Souza, Enio P ^b   Cohen, Julia C P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon squall lines; Amazonia; Convective systems; Low level jet

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; OCEANOGRAPHY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STORMS; SURFACE WATERS;

AMAZONIA; ATLANTIC SEA; CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS; EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS; LOW LEVEL JET; SQUALL LINES;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

COASTAL ZONE; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; JET; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SQUALL LINE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

AMAZONIA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRAZIL;

EID: 79951960601     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.12.023     Document Type: Article

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