Analysis of a dryline-like feature in northern Germany detected by ground-based microwave profiling

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 409-421

  Spänkuch, Dietrich ^a   Güldner, Jürgen ^b   Steinhagen, Hans ^d   Bender, Michael ^c  

^a Leibniz Soziätet der Wissenschaften   (Germany)

^b DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

^c GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD RADAR; COLD FRONT; DEWPOINT; GERMANY; GROUND BASED; LONG LINE; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER PROFILERS; MOISTURE GRADIENT; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODELS; RADAR WIND PROFILERS; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; TROPOSPHERIC WINDS; WATER VAPOUR; WEATHER SERVICES;

DROPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; RADAR; WEATHER FORECASTING;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; GPS; HUMIDITY; RADIOMETER; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND PROFILE; WIND SHEAR;

GERMANY;

EID: 80053557748     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: 16101227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2011/0222     Document Type: Article

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