GOES 12 observations of convective storm variability and evolution during the Tropical Composition, Clouds and Climate Coupling Experiment field program

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 17, 2010, Pages

  Bedka, Kristopher M ^a   Minnis, Patrick ^b  

^a SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; NATURAL CONVECTION; STORMS; TOOLS; TRACKING (POSITION); TROPICS;

ACTIVE REGIONS; AREAL COVERAGE; COLOMBIA; CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; CONVECTIVE STORMS; CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS; DEEP CONVECTION; DEEP CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; DIURNAL CYCLE; EL SALVADOR; ICE PARTICLES; MAXIMUM VALUES; MEAN LIFETIME; MICROPHYSICAL PROPERTY; OBJECT TRACKING; OFFSHORE WATER; OPTICAL DEPTH; TIME EVOLUTIONS; TROPICAL TROPOPAUSE LAYERS;

EXPERIMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; DIURNAL VARIATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELDWORK; GOES; OPTICAL DEPTH; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STORM; STRATOSPHERE; TRACKING; TROPOPAUSE;

COLOMBIA; EL SALVADOR [CENTRAL AMERICA]; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 77956460568     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD013227     Document Type: Article

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