Simultaneous observation of an above-anvil ice plume and plume-shaped BTD anomaly atop a convective storm

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 123, Issue , 2013, Pages 293-304

  Putsay, M ^a   Simon, A ^a   Setvak M ^b   Szenyan I ^a   Kerkmann, J ^c  

^a HUNGARIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE   (Hungary)

^b CZECH HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^c EUMETSAT   (Germany)

Author keywords

BTD anomaly; Convective storm; Ice plume; Lower stratospheric moisture; Meteosat SEVIRI data

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LUMINANCE; STORMS; TEMPERATURE; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER VAPOR;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; BTD ANOMALY; CONVECTIVE STORMS; METEOSAT; SIMULTANEOUS OBSERVATION; SPINNING ENHANCED VISIBLE AND INFRARED IMAGER; STATISTICAL CHARACTERISTICS;

ICE;

ADSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; METEOSAT; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SEVIRI; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; WATER VAPOR;

ADRIATIC COAST [ITALY]; ITALY;

EID: 84874383487     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.07.025     Document Type: Article

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