Views on applying RKW theory: An illustration using the 8 may 2009 derecho-producing convective system

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1023-1043

  Coniglio, Michael C ^a   Corfidi, Stephen F ^b   Kain, John S ^a  

^a NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold pools; Convection lines; Convective; Derecho; Mesoscale systems; Squall lines; Storm environments; stormsConvective scale processes

Indexed keywords

COLD POOL; CONVECTIVE; DERECHO; MESOSCALE SYSTEMS; SQUALL LINES; STORMSCONVECTIVE-SCALE PROCESSES;

LAKES; SHEAR FLOW;

STORMS;

COLD POOL; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; SQUALL LINE; STORM; THEORETICAL STUDY; WIND SHEAR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857985306     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-11-00026.1     Document Type: Article

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