A summary of convective-core vertical velocity properties using ARM UHF wind profilers in Oklahoma

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2278-2295

  Giangrande, Scott E ^a   Collis, Scott ^b   Straka, Jerry ^c   Protat, Alain ^d   Williams, Christopher ^e   Krueger, Steven ^f  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^d BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT OBSERVATIONS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION MEASUREMENT PROGRAMS; CORRECTION METHOD; DEEP CONVECTIVE UPDRAFTS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; VELOCITY RETRIEVALS; VERTICAL VELOCITY; WIND PROFILER;

METEOROLOGY;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; PROFILER; RADAR; UPDRAFT; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND PROFILE;

OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84886657637     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: 15588432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-12-0185.1     Document Type: Article

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