Severe hailstorms near Southern Andes in the presence of mountain waves

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 112-123

  de la Torre, A ^a   Hierro, R ^a   Llamedo, P ^a   Rolla, A ^a   Alexander, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Andes Range; Deep convection; Mountain waves

Indexed keywords

ANDES RANGE; ARGENTINA; CONSTANT PRESSURES; CONTINUOUS WAVELET TRANSFORM; CONVECTIVE INHIBITION; DEEP CONVECTION; LARGE AMPLITUDE; MAIN MODE; MESOSCALE; MOUNTAIN WAVE; MOUNTAIN WAVES; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; NUMERICAL SIMULATION MODELS; RADAR DATA; RADIO OCCULTATIONS; REGIONAL CIRCULATION; RELATIVE IMPORTANCE; STATIONARY WAVES; STORM FORECASTING; TRIGGERING MECHANISM; VERTICAL VELOCITY;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; LANDFORMS; NATURAL CONVECTION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); STORMS; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; GPS; HAIL; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR; SATELLITE DATA; SEVERE WEATHER; STORM; TRIGGER MECHANISM; UPDRAFT;

ANDES; ARGENTINA; MENDOZA;

EID: 79957933012     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.01.015     Document Type: Article

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