Characteristic features of warm-type rain producing heavy rainfall over the korean peninsula inferred from TRMM measurements

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 141, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3873-3888

  Sohn, B J ^a   Ryu, Geun Hyeok ^b   Song, Hwan Jin ^a   Ou, Mi Lim ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Meteorological Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP CONVECTION; DEEP CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; LOW-LEVEL CLOUDS; MELTING LAYERS; MICROPHYSICAL PROCESS; RADAR OBSERVATIONS; RAIN RETRIEVAL; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSIONS;

LIQUIDS; RAIN GAGES; WATER VAPOR;

RAIN;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; ICE CRYSTAL; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; SATELLITE DATA; TRANSPORT PROCESS; TRMM; WATER VAPOR; WET DEPOSITION;

KOREA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84888414560     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: 15200493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-13-00075.1     Document Type: Article

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