Cloud-top properties of growing cumulus prior to convective initiation as measured by meteosat second generation. Part I: Infrared fields

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 521-534

  Mecikalski, John R ^a   Mackenzie Jr, Wayne M ^b   Koenig, Marianne ^c   Muller, Sam ^d  

^a University of Alabama in Huntsville   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^c EUMETSAT   (Germany)

^d Jupiter's Call LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE CELL; CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; CONVECTIVE INITIATION; CUMULUS CLOUD; FIELD EXPERIMENT; INFRARED FIELD; IR FIELDS; LIMITED INFORMATION; METEOSAT SECOND GENERATIONS; NOWCASTING; SOUTHERN GERMANY;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

CLOUDS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; CUMULUS; GLACIATION; METEOSAT; UPDRAFT;

FRANCE; GERMANY;

EID: 77953502273     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAMC2344.1     Document Type: Article

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