Lightning, radar reflectivity, infrared brigthness temperature, and surface rainfall during the 2-4 July 2004 severe convective system over Taiwan area

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Wang, Kuo Ying ^a   Liao, Shun An ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIWAN POWER COMPANY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUDS; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHTNING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL CONVECTION; RADAR REFLECTION; RAIN; RAIN GAGES; STORMS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; LIGHTNING; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RADAR;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 33646340430     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006411     Document Type: Article

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