Multiparameter radar observations of time evolution of convective storms: Evaluation of water budgets and latent heating rates

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1097-1109

  Tong, Hui ^a   Chandrasekar, V ^b,d   Knupp, K R ^c   Stalker, James ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Immunology and Pathology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^d Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE; RADAR; STORM; WATER;

EID: 0032458746     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1998)015<1097:MROOTE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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