Structure of Florida thunderstorms using high-altitude aircraft radiometer and radar observations

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1736-1762

  Heymsfield, G M ^a   Caylor, I J ^b   Shepherd, J M ^a   Olson, W S ^c   Bidwell, S W ^a   Boncyk, W C ^a   Ameen, S ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^c Caelum Research Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT OBSERVATION; CAMEX; CONVECTION; DOPPLER RADAR; RADIOMETER; STRUCTURE; THUNDERSTORM;

USA, FLORIDA;

EID: 0030390578     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1996)035<1736:SOFTUH>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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