Evaluating WWLLN performance relative to TRMM/LIS

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2344-2348

  Rudlosky, Scott D ^a   Shea, Dustin T ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Climatology; Lightning; LIS; WWLLN

Indexed keywords

DETECTION EFFICIENCY; LIGHTNING IMAGING SENSORS; LIGHTNING LOCATION; LIS; RISK REDUCTIONS; SPATIAL PROXIMITY; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSIONS; WWLLN;

CLIMATOLOGY; EARTH SCIENCES; GEOPHYSICS;

LIGHTNING;

DATA SET; LIGHTNING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; TRMM;

WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 84879954573     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/grl.50428     Document Type: Article

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