An object-oriented technique for nowcasting heavy showers and thunderstorms

Meteorological Applications

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-41

  Hand, W H ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; FORECASTING;

BUSINESS SECTOR; FULLY AUTOMATED; HIGH RESOLUTION RADAR; LIFE CYCLE MODEL; OBJECT ORIENTED; OBJECT ORIENTED TECHNIQUE; RIVER CATCHMENT; SYNOPTIC CONDITIONS;

THUNDERSTORMS;

CATCHMENT; DETECTION METHOD; NOWCASTING; SATELLITE DATA; THUNDERSTORM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0001997714     PISSN: 13504827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/met.5060030104     Document Type: Article

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