A comparison of WSR-88D reflectivities, SSM/I brightness temperatures, and lightning for mesoscale convective systems in Texas. Part II: SSM/I brightness temperatures and lightning

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 919-931

  Mohr, Karen I ^a   Toracinta, E Richard ^a   Zipser, Edward J ^a   Orville, Richard E ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; ICE PARTICLE; LIGHTNING; MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MICROWAVE IMAGER; STRATIFORM; WSR-88D;

USA, TEXAS;

EID: 0030431554     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1996)035<0919:ACOWRS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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