Radar hydrometeorology using a vertically pointing radar

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 565-580

  Cluckie, I D ^a   Griffith, R J ^a   Lane, A ^a   Tilford, K A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bright band; Hydrometeorology; Melting layer; Vertical radar reflectively; Vertically Pointing Radar; Weather radar

Indexed keywords

HYDROMETEOROLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; RADAR; RAINFALL; REFLECTIVITY; VERTICAL PROFILE;

ENGLAND(SOMERSET); UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034445643     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-4-565-2000     Document Type: Article

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