Overshooting cloud top detections using MSG SEVIRI Infrared brightness temperatures and their relationship to severe weather over Europe

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 175-189

  Bedka, Kristopher M ^a  

^a SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep convection; European Severe Weather Database; Meteosat 8 9; Overshooting convective cloud tops; Satellite; Severe weather; SEVIRI

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; DEEP CONVECTION; METEOSAT; SEVERE WEATHER; SEVIRI;

CLOUDS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; NATURAL CONVECTION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); STORMS; TORNADOES;

DATABASE SYSTEMS;

ALGORITHM; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; DATABASE; DETECTION METHOD; DOPPLER RADAR; METEOSAT; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEVERE WEATHER; SEVIRI; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STORM; WIND SHEAR;

EUROPE;

EID: 78650769785     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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