Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society · 1954 · 58 citations · 4 references
Natural SciencesEarth SciencesMeteorologyAtmospheric DynamicsClimatologyHydrometeorologyExtreme WeatherMonsoon ClimatologyMonsoon SystemsPrecipitationPrecipitation ExtremesWind-driven RainLow-level Jet DynamicsMean Wind SpeedMonsoon WindsWesterly Jet Variability
A low-level jet in southerly winds is described making use of a mean cross-section for a 48-hour period when the pattern was nearly stationary. The period is that of heavy rains in Kansas which were associated with the Kaw (Kansas) River and Kansas City floods in July, 1951. Most of the moisture carried into the area of heavy precipitation, was transported in the low-level jet.
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ON THUNDERSTORM FORECASTING IN THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES
L. L. Means · Monthly Weather Review · 1952 · 108 citations