Terminal Doppler Weather Radar observation of atmospheric flow over complex terrain during tropical cyclone passages

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1697-1710

  Shun, C M ^a   Lau, S Y ^a   Lee, O S M ^a  

^a Hong Kong Observatory   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRPORTS; DATA REDUCTION; THUNDERSTORMS; WIND EFFECTS;

WIND SHEAR;

METEOROLOGICAL RADAR;

COMPLEX TERRAIN; DOPPLER RADAR; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WIND SHEAR;

HONG KONG;

EID: 1642423690     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2003)042<1697:TDWROO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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