A radar-based methodology for preparing a severe thunderstorm climatology in central Alberta

Atmosphere - Ocean

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-22

  Brimelow, Julian C ^a   Reuter, Gerhard W ^a   Bellon, Aldo ^b   Hudak, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CLIMATOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PIXEL; RADAR IMAGERY; THUNDERSTORM;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 2942614891     PISSN: 07055900     EISSN: 14809214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3137/ao.420102     Document Type: Article

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