Life cycle characteristics of deep cloud systems over the Indian region using INSAT-1B pixel data

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 128, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 4071-4083

  Gambheer, Arvind V ^a   Bhat, G S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD COVER; LIFE CYCLE; TRACKING;

INDIA;

EID: 0034465647     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(2000)129<4071:LCCODC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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