Multifractal properties of evolving convective systems over tropical South America

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 15, 2002, Pages

  Carvalho, Leila M V ^a,b   Lavallée, Daniel ^b   Jones, Charles ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REMOTE SENSING; STORMS; TRACKING (POSITION);

CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS; CONVECTIVE-SCALE PROCESS; INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGES; MESO-SCALE SYSTEMS; MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MULTI-FRACTAL PROPERTY; REMOTE SENSING APPROACHES; TRACKING TECHNIQUES;

FRACTALS;

EID: 0036705267     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001GL014276     Document Type: Article

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