Simulated vortex detection using a four-face phased-array doppler radar

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1598-1603

  Brown, Rodger A ^a   Wood, Vincent T ^a  

^a NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING PROCESS; ELECTRONICALLY-SCANNED; HALF POWER BEAMWIDTH; NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICES; PHASED ARRAY ANTENNAS; QUALITY OF DATA; VORTEX DETECTION; WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR;

ANTENNAS; BEAMFORMING; DOPPLER RADAR; STORMS; TESTBEDS; VORTEX FLOW;

BEAM FORMING NETWORKS;

ANTENNA; AZIMUTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA QUALITY; DOPPLER RADAR; SEVERE WEATHER; STORM; TORNADO; VORTEX FLOW; WEATHER FORECASTING;

NORMAN; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874886358     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: 15200434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/WAF-D-12-00059.1     Document Type: Article

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