Boundary layer signatures of consecutive thunderstorms as observed by Doppler sodar over western India

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 230-240

  Latha, R ^a   Murthy, B S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

3D wind field; Convergence; Lower boundary layer; Thundershower

Indexed keywords

3-D WIND FIELDS; COMMON FEATURES; CONVERGENCE; DOPPLER SODARS; FLOW CONVERGENCE; LOWER BOUNDARY; MOIST AIR; THUNDERSHOWER; THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT; TIME INTERVAL; TRIGGERING MECHANISM; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY; VERTICAL VELOCITY; WIND FIELD; WIND SPEED;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; KINETIC ENERGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; THUNDERSTORMS;

WIND POWER;

BOUNDARY LAYER; CONVERGENCE; DOPPLER SODAR; KINETIC ENERGY; OVERTURN; THUNDERSTORM; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; WIND FIELD; WIND VELOCITY;

INDIA;

EID: 78650809118     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.10.012     Document Type: Article

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