Doppler radar observation, CG lightning activity and aerial survey of a multiple downburst in southern Germany on 23 March 2001

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 83, Issue 2-4 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 519-533

  Dotzek, Nikolai ^a   Lang, Peter ^b   Hagen, Martin ^a   Fehr, Thorsten ^a   Hellmiss, Werner ^c  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

^c DWD Regionales Gutachtenbüro München ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Aerial survey; Downburst; Lightning; Radar; Thunderstorm

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; LIGHTNING; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); STORMS; THUNDERSTORMS;

AERIAL SURVEY; DOWNBURST-PRODUCING STORM; MESOCYCLONIC VORTEX SIGNATURE; SOFTWARE PACKAGE CONRAD;

DOPPLER RADAR;

AERIAL SURVEY; CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; DOPPLER RADAR; THUNDERSTORM;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 33846645489     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2005.08.016     Document Type: Article

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