Observation of sea breeze front and its induced convection over Chennai in Southern Peninsular India using Doppler Weather Radar

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 164, Issue 8-9, 2007, Pages 1511-1525

  Suresh, R ^a  

^a Aerodrome Meteorological Office   (India)

Author keywords

CAPE; Convection; Doppler Weather Radar; Sea breeze; Wind shear

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC FRONT; DOPPLER RADAR; MONSOON; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SEA BREEZE; WIND SHEAR;

ASIA; CHENNAI; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 34548364191     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-007-0234-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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