An enhanced geostationary satellite-based convective initiation algorithm for 0-2-h nowcasting with object tracking

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1931-1949

  Walker, John R ^a   Mackenzie, Wayne M ^a,b   Mecikalski, John R ^a   Jewett, Christopher P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b Earth Resources Technology Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Convection; Convective clouds; Deep convection; Mesoscale forecasting; Nowcasting

Indexed keywords

GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; TRACKING (POSITION); VECTOR SPACES;

CONVECTION; CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; CONVECTIVE INITIATION; CUMULUS CLOUD; DEEP CONVECTION; FLORIDA; GEOSTATIONARY OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES; MESOSCALE FORECASTING; NOWCASTING; OBJECT TRACKING;

CLOUDS;

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; CUMULUS; GOES; MESOSCALE MOTION; NOWCASTING;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; GREAT PLAINS; MEMPHIS; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872125057     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: 15588432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-11-0246.1     Document Type: Article

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