Radar reflectivity as a proxy for convective mass transport

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 16, 2009, Pages

  Mullendore, G L ^b   Homann, A J ^b   Bevers, K ^a   Schumacher, C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; MASS TRANSFER; RAIN; REFLECTION; STORMS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TOOLS; WATER CONTENT;

DEEP CONVECTION; DIRECT OBSERVATION; DOPPLER; FIELD CAMPAIGN; ICE WATER CONTENT; LOWER STRATOSPHERE; MASS TRANSPORT; NEUTRAL BUOYANCY; PARAMETERIZATIONS; RADAR REFLECTIVITIES; SQUALL LINES; STRONG CORRELATION; TEST MODELS; TRANSPORT MODELS; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSIONS; UPPER TROPOSPHERE; VERTICAL TRANSPORTS;

RADAR;

BOUNDARY LAYER; BUOYANCY; ICE MOVEMENT; MASS TRANSPORT; PARAMETERIZATION; RADAR IMAGERY; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 71949128612     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD011431     Document Type: Article

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