Development of a nationwide, low-level wind shear mosaic in France

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1241-1260

  Augros, Clotilde ^a   Tabary, Pierre ^a   Anquez, Adrien ^a   Moisselin, Jean Marc ^a   Brovelli, Pascal ^a   Bousquet, Olivier ^a  

^a MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROPAGATION; DENSITY CURRENTS; FORECASTING SKILL; HORIZONTAL WIND SHEAR; OPERATIONAL NETWORK; STATISTICAL EVALUATION; STRONG CONVERGENCE; WEATHER STATIONS;

ALGORITHMS; CELL MEMBRANES; ESTIMATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RADAR;

SHEAR FLOW;

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; GUST; METROPOLITAN AREA; NOWCASTING; RADAR; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; WIND SHEAR;

FRANCE;

EID: 84885728985     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: 15200434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/WAF-D-12-00115.1     Document Type: Article

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