Satellite observations of spatial and interannual variability of lightning and radar reflectivity

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 18, 2004, Pages

  Durden, S L ^a   Meagher, J P ^a   Haddad, Z S ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

3309 Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics: Climatology (1620); 3324 Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics: Lightning; 3354 Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics: Precipitation (1854); 3360 Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics: Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

LIGHTNING; RADAR; REFLECTION; SATELLITES;

SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SPATIAL PATTERNS;

GEOPHYSICS;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; LIGHTNING; RADAR; REFLECTIVITY;

EID: 10644240790     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL020384     Document Type: Article

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