Coastal effects on radar propagation in atmospheric ducting conditions

Meteorological Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-62

  Atkinson, B W ^a   Zhu, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric ducts; Coastal effects; Numerical modelling; Propagation modeling; Radar propagation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; DUCTS; NUMERICAL MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; ATMOSPHERIC DUCTS; COASTAL EFFECT; COASTAL OROGRAPHY; PROPAGATION MODELING; RADAR COVERAGE; RADAR PROPAGATION; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION;

RADAR;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; COASTAL ZONE; OROGRAPHY; RADAR ALTIMETRY; SEA BREEZE; TEMPORAL RECORD; WIND FIELD;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; PERSIAN GULF;

EID: 33748161423     PISSN: 13504827     EISSN: 14698080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1350482705001970     Document Type: Article

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