Radar polarimetric signatures of fire plumes in Oklahoma

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 14, 2008, Pages

  Melnikov, Valery M ^a   Zrnic, D S ^b   Rabin, R M ^b   Zhang, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; THERMAL PLUMES;

CORRELATION CO-EFFICIENT; DUAL POLARIZATIONS; FIRE PLUMES; OKLAHOMA; RADAR OBSERVATIONS; WEATHER RADARS; WILD FIRES;

RADAR;

ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; CORRELATION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; POLARIZATION; RADAR IMAGERY; REMOTE SENSING;

NORTH AMERICA; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53749084503     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL034311     Document Type: Article

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