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Structure and Motion of Tropical Squall Lines over Venezuela.

he characteristics of squall-lines observed during the second Venezuelan International Meteorological and Hydrological Experiment (VIMHEX-1972) are compared with the predictions of Moncrieff and Miller (1976). These squall-lines are highly organized, propagate in a distinctive fashion, and effect a significant modification on both the thermodynamic and dynamic structure of the synoptic-scale flow. The predicted propagation speeds and transport properties are similar to those observed, although some significant differences are also apparent.

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Betts, A. K., R. W. Grover and M. W. Moncrieff, 1976: Structure and Motion of Tropical Squall Lines over Venezuela. Q.J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 102, pp. 395-404.