Diurnal variation in summer monsoon precipitation during active and break periods over central India and southern Himalayan foothills

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Singh, Prasamsa ^a   Nakamura, Kenji ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; LIGHTNING; RADAR IMAGING; RAIN GAGES;

CENTRAL INDIA; CONDITIONAL RAIN; CONVECTIVE RAIN; DIURNAL VARIATION; ELECTRICAL ACTIVITIES; HIGH FREQUENCY; LIGHTNING IMAGING SENSORS; PRECIPITATION RADAR; RAIN RATES; RAINFALL CHARACTERISTICS; SUMMER MONSOON PRECIPITATION; SUMMER PRECIPITATION; TOTAL LIGHTNING; TRMM/PR; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSIONS; WET AND DRY; WET PERIOD;

RAIN;

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; DATA SET; DIURNAL VARIATION; DRY SEASON; HILL; LIGHTNING; LISS; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; RAINSTORM; SUMMER; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY; WET SEASON;

INDIA;

EID: 77954510731     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012794     Document Type: Article

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