Convectively induced transverse band signatures in satellite imagery

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1362-1373

  Lenz, A ^a   Bedka, K M ^b   Feltz, W F ^b   Ackerman, S A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT; CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS; DECAY STAGES; EDDY DISSIPATION RATE; PRIMARY OBJECTIVE; RELATIVE VORTICITY;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; THUNDERSTORMS;

SATELLITE IMAGERY;

AIRCRAFT; CIRRUS; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; DISSIPATION; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STORM; TURBULENCE; VORTICITY;

EID: 74549121916     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009WAF2222285.1     Document Type: Article

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