A modeling study on the development of a bowing structure and associated rear inflow within a squall line over South China

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1182-1207

  Meng, Zhiyong ^a   Zhang, Fuqing ^b   Markowski, Paul ^b   Wu, Duochang ^a   Zhao, Kun ^c  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Convection lines; Convective scale processes; Mesoscale forecasting; Mesoscale systems; Numerical weather prediction forecasting; Squall lines

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE-SCALE PROCESSES; MESO-SCALE SYSTEMS; MESOSCALE; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; SQUALL LINES;

STORMS; VORTICITY;

VORTEX FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BAROCLINIC MODE; INFLOW; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SQUALL LINE; VORTICITY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CHINA;

EID: 84861469481     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-11-0121.1     Document Type: Article

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