The interaction of large scale and mesoscale environment leading to formation of intense thunderstorms over Kolkata part I: Doppler radar and satellite observations

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 441-466

  Mukhopadhyay, P ^a   Mahakur, M ^a   Singh, H A K ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

^b INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT   (India)

Author keywords

DWR; Kolkata; Thunderstorms

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; DOPPLER RADAR; ESTIMATION METHOD; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; METEOSAT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; THUNDERSTORM; WEATHER STATION; WIND SHEAR;

ASIA; BIHAR; CALCUTTA; EURASIA; INDIA; JHARKHAND; SOUTH ASIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 70350127780     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 02534126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12040-009-0046-1     Document Type: Article

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