A method using radar reflectivity data for the objective classification of precipitation during the Baiu season

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 229-249

  Chen, Jingyang ^a   Uyeda, Hiroshi ^b   Lee, Dong In ^c  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR; RAINFALL; REFLECTIVITY;

JAPAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0041765661     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.81.229     Document Type: Article

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