Improved tornado detection using simulated and actual WSR-88D data with enhanced resolution

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1759-1771

  Brown, Rodger A ^a   Wood, Vincent T ^a   Sirmans, Dale ^b  

^a NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b RS Information Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA STRUCTURES; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); DOPPLER EFFECT; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR;

TORNADO DETECTION;

TORNADOES;

ANTENNA; DETECTION METHOD; DOPPLER RADAR; TORNADO;

EID: 0036872610     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2002)019<1759:ITDUSA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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