Comparison of lightning activity and radar-retrieved microphysical properties in EULINOX storms

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 76, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 167-189

  Fehr, Thorsten ^a   Dotzek, Nikolai ^a   Höller, Hartmut ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lightning; Polarimetric radar; Thunderstorm type

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; DOPPLER EFFECT; LIGHTNING; NITROGEN OXIDES; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RADAR; RAIN;

EUROPEAN LIGHTNING NITROGEN OXIDES PROJECT (EULINOX); GROUND-BASED SYSTEMS; PARAMETERIZATION; SUPERCELLS;

THUNDERSTORMS;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; LIGHTNING; RADAR;

EID: 23144451687     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2004.11.027     Document Type: Article

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