MicroRadarNet: A network of weather micro radars for the identification of local high resolution precipitation patterns

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 119, Issue , 2013, Pages 81-96

  Turso, S ^a   Paolella, S ^a   Gabella, M ^a   Perona, G ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Forecasting; Precipitation; Radar networks; Real time; Visualization; Weather

Indexed keywords

DATA LOAD; DATA PROCESSING CHAINS; DATA SETS; DATA STREAM; END USERS; HIGH RESOLUTION; LONG RANGE; LONG-RANGE RADARS; LOW-POWER CONSUMPTION; METEOROLOGICAL MONITORING; NETWORK PRODUCT; NETWORK SERVER; NOWCASTING; PRECIPITATION PATTERNS; RADAR NETWORK; REAL-TIME; SPECIFIC DESIGN; STORM IDENTIFICATION; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; WEATHER; WEATHER EVENTS;

DATA PROCESSING; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FORECASTING; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RADAR; SENSORS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADAR; SENSOR; VISUALIZATION; WEATHER FORECASTING; WORLD WIDE WEB;

ALPS; COLORADO; DENVER; UNITED STATES; WESTERN ALPS;

EID: 84870238766     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.07.015     Document Type: Article

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