Radar measurements of integral parameters of hailstorms used on hail suppression projects

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 83, Issue 2-4 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 380-388

  Makitov, Viktor ^a  

^a HIGH MOUNTAIN GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Hail damage; Integral altitude; Kinetic energy of hailfall; Radar methods of hail detection; Special algorithm for discriminating hail zone from rain zone

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CLOUD SEEDING; KINETIC ENERGY; RADAR; RADAR REFLECTION;

CROP HAIL DAMAGE; HAIL SUPPRESSION PROJECTS; HAILSTORM PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; INTEGRAL ALTITUDE;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ALGORITHM; HAIL; ICE STORM; KINETIC ENERGY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RADAR;

ARGENTINA; MENDOZA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33846626021     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2005.09.016     Document Type: Article

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