High resolution dual-polarization radar observation of tornados: Implications for radar development and tornado detection

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages 2034-2037

  Junyent, Francesc ^a   Frasier, S ^a   McLaughlin, D J ^a   Chandrasekar, V ^b   Bluestein, H ^c   French, M ^c  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER EFFECT; DOPPLER RADAR; RADAR IMAGING; RADAR TRACKING; REFLECTION; REMOTE SENSING;

DIFFERENTIAL REFLECTIVITY; DOPPLER SPECTRUM WIDTH; DOPPLER VELOCITY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION DATA;

TORNADOES;

EID: 33745698982     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS.2005.1526414     Document Type: Conference Paper

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