Satellite-derived integrated water vapor and rain intensity patterns: Indicators for rapid cyclogenesis

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 230-245

  Mcmurdie, Lynn A ^a   Katsaros, Kristina B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOGENESIS; MICROWAVE IMAGER; PRECIPITATION; RAINFALL INTENSITY INDEX; SSM/I; STORM; WATER VAPOUR;

ATLANTIC, (NORTH);

EID: 0030424340     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0434(1996)011<0230:SDIWVA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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