A method to merge WSR-88D data with ARM SGP millimeter cloud radar data by studying deep convective systems

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 958-971

  Feng, Zhe ^a   Dong, Xiquan ^a   Xi, Baike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION MEASUREMENT PROGRAMS; ATTENUATION CORRECTION; AVERAGE DIFFERENCE; CLOUD BASE; CLOUD RADAR; CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DATA SETS; HEAVY PRECIPITATION; LOOK UP TABLE; MIE CALCULATIONS; PRECIPITATION PROCESS; RADAR REFLECTIVITIES; REFLECTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; SENSITIVITY RANGE; SIGNAL ATTENUATION; SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS; WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR-1988 DOPPLER;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLOUDS; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; RAIN; REFLECTION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SURVEILLANCE RADAR;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; CORRELATION; DATA SET; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR; REFLECTIVITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 70349185696     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JTECHA1190.1     Document Type: Article

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