Distinguishing between unorganized and organized convection when examining land-atmosphere relationships

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 2229-2243

  Wang, Jessica K ^a   Ford, Trent W ^b   Quiring, Steven M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere land interaction; Convective storms; Soil moisture; Surface fluxes

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; MOISTURE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS;

ATMOSPHERE-LAND INTERACTIONS; CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; CONVECTIVE STORMS; DYNAMIC CONDITION; LOW LEVEL JET; MOISTURE INFLUENCE; SMALL SAMPLE SIZE; SURFACE FLUX;

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION);

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; SOIL MOISTURE; SURFACE FLUX; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; THUNDERSTORM;

GREAT PLAINS;

EID: 84939855993     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: 15588432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-15-0086.1     Document Type: Article

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