Characteristics of C-band meteorological radar echoes at Petrolina, Northeast Brazil

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 279-298

  Da Silva Aragão, Maria Regina ^a   De Fatima Correia, Magaly ^a   De Araújo, Heráclio Alves ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b Superintendencia Recurs H   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Echo areas; Echo patterns; Echo types; Linear correlation analysis; Meteorological radar echoes; Northeast Brazil; Parcel convective energy; Semi arid

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; ECHO SOUNDING; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; RADAR; SEMIARID REGION;

BRAZIL; PERNAMBUCO STATE; PETROLINA;

EID: 0034071429     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0088(20000315)20:3<279::aid-joc467>3.3.co;2-x     Document Type: Article

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