Synoptic conditions related to soil moisture-atmosphere interactions and unorganized convection in Oklahoma

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 22, 2015, Pages 11,519-11,535

  Ford, Trent W ^a   Quiring, Steven M ^b   Frauenfeld, Oliver W ^b   Rapp, Anita D ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; AIR MASS; AIR-SOIL INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; GEOPOTENTIAL; HEIGHT; LAND SURFACE; NET RADIATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SOIL MOISTURE; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TRAJECTORY; VAPOR PRESSURE;

GREAT PLAINS; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84954427628     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023975     Document Type: Article

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