The low-level jet over the southern great plains determined from observations and reanalyses and its impact on moisture transport

Journal of Climate

Volumn 28, Issue 17, 2015, Pages 6682-6706

  Berg, Larry K ^a   Riihimaki, Laura D ^a   Qian, Yun ^a   Yan, Huiping ^a   Huang, Maoyi ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Jets; Moisture moisture budget; North America; Reanalysis data; Water vapor

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; BUDGET CONTROL; JETS; WATER VAPOR; WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION MEASUREMENT PROGRAMS; MOISTURE/MOISTURE BUDGETS; NORTH AMERICA; REANALYSIS; RESEARCH AND APPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY;

MOISTURE;

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CONVERGENCE; JET FLOW; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER FORECASTING;

GREAT PLAINS;

EID: 84945903076     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-14-00719.1     Document Type: Article

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