A quantitative analysis of the enhanced-V feature in relation to severe weather

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 853-872

  Brunner, Jason C ^a   Ackerman, Steven A ^a   Bachmeier, A Scott ^a   Rabin, Robert M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; PROBABILITY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STORMS;

AUTOMATED DETECTION ALGORITHM; GEOSTATIONARY OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE; INFRARED IMAGERY;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ALGORITHM; DETECTION METHOD; GOES; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEVERE WEATHER; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STORM TRACK; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 38849096370     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/WAF1022.1     Document Type: Article

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