Potential of Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit to identify precipitating systems and associated upper-level features in the Mediterranean region: Case studies

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 17, 2007, Pages

  Funatsu, B M ^a   Claud, Chantal ^a   Chaboureau, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SATELLITES; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VORTICITY;

ALGORITHM; DETECTION METHOD; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SATELLITE DATA; STRATOSPHERE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 35748984958     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD008297     Document Type: Article

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