Case study of Mesoscale Convective Systems over Hungary on 29 June 2006 with satellite, radar and lightning data

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 93, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 82-92

  Putsay, Mária ^a   Szenyán, Ildikó ^a   Simon, André ^a  

^a HUNGARIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Cloud top microphysics; Lightning detection; Mesoscale Convective System; Radar; Satellite

Indexed keywords

BOW ECHOES; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; CONVECTIVE STORMS; CONVECTIVE VORTICES; HEAVY PRECIPITATION; HUNGARY; ICE CRYSTAL SIZE; INFRARED IMAGERY; LIGHTNING DETECTION; LOWER STRATOSPHERE; MESOSCALE; MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; METEOSAT-8; MICROPHYSICS; RADAR REFLECTIVITIES; RELATIVE LOCATION; SATELLITE IMAGES; SENSING DEVICES; SEVERE STORMS; SEVERE WEATHER; SHORT WAVES; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STRONG WINDS; TERRA SATELLITES; THERMAL IR; THUNDERSTORM CLOUDS; VISIBLE IMAGE; WAVE GENERATION;

ATMOSPHERICS; LIGHTNING; PHYSICS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); REFLECTION; REMOTE SENSING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOLAR ENERGY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; THUNDERSTORMS; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER SATELLITES;

TRACKING RADAR;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; INFRARED IMAGERY; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; METEOSAT; MODIS; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEVERE WEATHER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOPAUSE; WIND VELOCITY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY;

EID: 67349200649     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2008.10.026     Document Type: Article

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