Formation of the enhanced-V infrared cloud-top feature from high-resolution three-dimensional radar observations

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 332-348

  Homeyer, Cameron R ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Convective storms; North America; Radars Radar observations; Storm environments; Tropopause

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE STORMS; NORTH AMERICA; RADARS/RADAR OBSERVATIONS; STORM ENVIRONMENTS; TROPOPAUSE;

CLOUDS; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; RADAR; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

STORMS;

CLOUD COVER; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; FORMATION MECHANISM; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE; RADAR; RADIOSONDE; SATELLITE DATA; STORM; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; THUNDERSTORM; TROPOPAUSE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84891655379     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-13-079.1     Document Type: Article

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