Characterization of tornado spectral signatures using higher-order spectra

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1997-2013

  Yu, Tian You ^a   Wang, Yadong ^a   Shapiro, Alan ^b   Yeary, Mark B ^a   Zrnić, Dusan S ^c   Doviak, Richard J ^c  

^a University of Oklahoma   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER RADAR; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURVEILLANCE RADAR;

TORNADO DETECTION; TORNADO SPECTRAL SIGNATURE; WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR;

TORNADOES;

DOPPLER RADAR; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURVEILLANCE RADAR; TORNADOES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA PROCESSING; DETECTION METHOD; DOPPLER RADAR; PARAMETERIZATION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TORNADO; WIND FIELD;

EID: 38549151244     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JTECHA934.1     Document Type: Article

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