Evolution and airflow structure of a Kanto thunderstorm on 21 July 1999 (the Nerima heavy rainfall event)

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 455-477

  Seko, Hiromu ^a   Shoji, Yoshinori ^a   Fujibe, Fumiaki ^a  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; DATA ACQUISITION; DOPPLER RADAR; GPS; NUMERICAL METHOD; RAINFALL; SIMULATION; THUNDERSTORM; WATER VAPOR;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; SAGAMI BAY; TOKYO [KANTO];

EID: 35348930994     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.85.455     Document Type: Article

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