Reply to comment by S. E. Yuter et al. on "why do tornados and hailstorms rest on weekends?"

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 7339-7343

  Rosenfeld, Daniel ^a   Bell, Thomas L ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

aerosols; Severe storms; weekly cycle

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880883890     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50539     Document Type: Note

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