Application of dual-polarization radar melting-layer detection algorithm

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1779-1793

  Boodoo, S ^a   Hudak, D ^a   Donaldson, N ^a   Leduc, M ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT MEASUREMENT; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DETECTION ALGORITHM; DUAL-POLARIZATIONS; FRONTAL SYSTEM; MELTING LAYERS; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODELS; ONTARIO , CANADA; S-BAND RADAR; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIATION; VOLUME DATA; WET-BULB;

ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MELTING; RADAR; SIGNAL DETECTION; TIME SERIES; TRACKING RADAR;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC FRONT; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADAR; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 77957726066     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAMC2421.1     Document Type: Article

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