Multiscale temporal variability of warm-season precipitation over North America: Statistical analysis of Radar measurements

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2355-2368

  Hsu, Hsiao Ming ^a   Moncrieff, Mitchell W ^a   Tung, Wen Wen ^a   Liu, Changhai ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; RADAR MEASUREMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

MULTISCALE TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; PRECIPITATION RATES; RADAR MEASUREMENTS; WARM-SEASON PRECIPITATION;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RADAR MEASUREMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RADAR; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33749249605     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3752.1     Document Type: Article

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