The NSSL hydrometeor classification algorithm in winter surface precipitation: evaluation and future development

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 756-765

  Elmore, Kimberly L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Classification; Precipitation; Radars radar observations; Winter cool season

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETIES; CLASSIFICATION METHODS; DATA SOURCE; DETECTION ALGORITHM; ENVIRONMENTAL DATA; FREEZING LEVELS; HYDROMETEOR CLASSIFICATION; NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORIES; POLARIMETRIC RADARS; RADAR DATA; REFREEZING; SKILL SCORE; SURFACE PRECIPITATION; WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR-1988 DOPPLER; WINTER/COOL SEASON;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); CLOUDS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLARIMETERS; POLAROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); STORMS; SURVEILLANCE RADAR;

ALGORITHMS;

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; DOPPLER RADAR; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); WINTER;

EID: 81855177033     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/WAF-D-10-05011.1     Document Type: Article

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