Nowcasting severe convective activity over southeast India using ground-based microwave radiometer observations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-13

  Madhulatha, A ^a   Rajeevan, M ^b   Venkat Ratnam, M ^a   Bhate, Jyoti ^a   Naidu, C V ^c  

^a NATIONAL ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES   (India)

^c ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

microwave radiometer; nowcasting; superepoch analysis; thermodynamic indices; thunderstorm

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVE DEVICES; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT; RADIOMETERS; RADIOSONDES; THERMODYNAMICS;

CONVECTIVE INSTABILITIES; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER OBSERVATION; MICROWAVE RADIOMETERS; NOWCASTING; PRECIPITABLE WATER CONTENT; SUPEREPOCH ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC EVOLUTION; THERMODYNAMIC PARAMETER;

THUNDERSTORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CONVECTION; GPS; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; NOWCASTING; RADIOSONDE; THERMODYNAMICS; THUNDERSTORM;

GADANKI; INDIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 84877997966     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD018174     Document Type: Article

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