Lightning and SSM/I-ice-scattering mesoscale convective systems in the global tropics

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 983-1002

  Toracinta, E R ^a   Zipser, E J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE; MICROWAVES; POLARIZATION; SCATTERING; STORMS; TROPICS;

CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS;

LIGHTNING;

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; ICE CRYSTAL; LIGHTNING; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; SCATTERING; SSM-I; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

EID: 0035359966     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2001)040<0983:LASIIS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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