Characteristics of deep convection measured by using the A- Train constellation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Iwasaki, S ^a   Shibata, T ^b   Nakamoto, J ^a   Okamoto, H ^c   Ishimoto, H ^d   Kubota, H ^e  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE ACADEMY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^e JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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EID: 77954354631     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD013000     Document Type: Article

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