Classification of tropical oceanic precipitation using high-altitude aircraft microwave and electric field measurements

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 218-233

  Hood, Robbie E ^a   Cecil, Daniel J ^b   LaFontaine, Frank J ^c   Blakeslee, Richard J ^a   Mach, Douglas M ^b   Heymsfield, Gerald M ^d   Marks Jr , Frank D ^e   Zipser, Edward J ^f   Goodman, Michael ^a  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^c RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER RADAR; ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; HURRICANES; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; OCEANOGRAPHY; RADIOMETERS; STORMS;

HIGH ALTITUDE AIRCRAFT MICROWAVE; TROPICAL OCEANIC PRECIPITATION;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

DOPPLER RADAR; ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; HURRICANES; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; OCEANOGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RADIOMETERS; STORMS;

DATA PROCESSING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

EID: 33244492499     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3606.1     Document Type: Article

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