Using wavelet analysis to detect tornadoes from Doppler radar radial-velocity observations

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 344-359

  Liu, Shun ^a,b,c   Xue, Ming ^a   Xu, Qin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

^d NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALARM SYSTEMS; ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOPPLER RADAR; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; WAVELET ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND STRESS;

RADIAL VELOCITY SHEAR; REGION-TO-REGION VELOCITY DIFFERENCE (RRVD); TORNADIC SIGNATURES;

TORNADOES;

ALARM SYSTEMS; ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOPPLER RADAR; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; TORNADOES; WAVELET ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND STRESS;

ALGORITHM; DOPPLER RADAR; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; TORNADO; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34047192952     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1989.1     Document Type: Article

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