An observational study of mesoscale convective systems with heavy rainfall over the Korean Peninsula

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 125-148

  Kim, Hyung Woo ^a   Lee, Dong Kyou ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER RADAR; STORMS; SURVEILLANCE RADAR; THERMAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND EFFECTS;

CONVECTIVE STORMS; MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS; WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR-1988 DOPPLER;

RAIN;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; FLASH FLOOD; LANDSLIDE; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RAINFALL; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 33646433042     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/WAF912.1     Document Type: Article

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