Statistics on tropical convective storms observed by radar

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 217-227

  Chaudhry, Fazal H ^a   Andrade Filho, Alceu G ^b   Calheiros, Roberto V ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF PONTA GROSSA   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE STROM; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADAR; RAINFALL ASSESSMENT; TROPICAL STORM; URBAN AREA;

BRAZIL, SAO PAULO STATE, BAURU;

EID: 0030428351     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-8095(95)00064-X     Document Type: Article

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