Use of the vertical reflectivity profile for identification of anomalous propagation

Meteorological Applications

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 257-266

  Alberoni, P P ^a   Andersson, T ^b   Mezzasalma, P ^a   Michelson, D B ^b   Nanni, S ^a  

^a ARPA Servizio Meteorologico Regionale   (Italy)

^b SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADAR; RAIN;

ANOMALOUS PROPAGATION; AUTOMATIC RECOGNITION; RADAR METEOROLOGY; REFLECTIVITY PROFILES; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; TERRAIN FEATURES; VERTICAL REFLECTIVITY PROFILE; VISUAL WAVELENGTH;

REFLECTION;

ANOMALY; AUTONOMY; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; METEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REFLECTIVITY; THUNDERSTORM; WAVELENGTH; WEATHER STATION;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0042315400     PISSN: 13504827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1350482701003012     Document Type: Article

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