Physical origin of a wet microburst: Observations and theory

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1186-1196

  Atlas, David ^a   Ulbrich, Carlton W ^b   Williams, Christopher R ^c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; DOPPLER EFFECT; OBSERVATORIES; RAIN; REFLECTION;

MICROBURST; RADAR OBSERVATIONS; TROPICAL RAINFALL;

RADAR;

HAIL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR IMAGERY; UPDRAFT;

AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 2942522530     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<1186:POOAWM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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