Observations of oblate hail using dual polarization radar and implications for hail-detection schemes

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 125, Issue 555, 1999, Pages 993-1016

  Smyth, T J ^a   Blackman, T M ^b   Illingworth, A J ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Differential reflectivity; Differential phase shift; Multiparameter radar; Precipitation rate

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; DETECTION METHOD; HAIL; RADAR IMAGERY;

EID: 0032802125     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.55511     Document Type: Article

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