Climatological radar delineation of Urban convection for Atlanta, Georgia

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1589-1594

  Bentley, Mace L ^a   Ashley, Walker S ^a   Anthony Stallins, J ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlanta; Climatology; Radar; Thunderstorm; Urban

Indexed keywords

ATLANTA; CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICTS; CLAYTON; COMPOSITE REFLECTIVITY; GEORGIA; HIGH REFLECTIVITY; HIGH RESOLUTION ANALYSIS; HIGH-DENSITY; NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICES; RADAR DATA; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY; URBAN; URBAN EXPANSION; WARM SEASONS;

CLIMATOLOGY; REFLECTION; THUNDERSTORMS;

RADAR;

CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT; CLIMATOLOGY; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; RADAR; THUNDERSTORM; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATLANTA; GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956586189     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.2020     Document Type: Article

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