Notes and correspondence: On the use of 50-MHz RASS in thunderstorms

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 936-943

  May, Peter T ^a   Lucas, Chris ^b   Lataitis, Richard ^c   Reid, Ian M ^b  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; BUOYANCY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SOUNDING APPARATUS; WAVEFRONTS;

BUOYANCY STRUCTURES;

THUNDERSTORMS;

ACOUSTIC WAVE; INSTRUMENTATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; THUNDERSTORM; WIND PROFILE;

EID: 0037594773     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2003)020<0936:OTUOMR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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