Development of a nationwide real-time 3-D wind and reflectivity radar composite in France

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 140, Issue 679, 2014, Pages 611-625

  Bousquet, Olivier ^a   Tabary, Pierre ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Composite; Operational; Radar; Wind

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DOPPLER RADAR; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; RADAR; RADAR SYSTEMS; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES; WIND;

AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; COMPOSITE ANALYSIS; EXTRATROPICAL STORMS; HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION; OPERATIONAL; OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION EVENTS; WEATHER SERVICES;

REFLECTION;

DOPPLER RADAR; EXTRATROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; GUST; HURRICANE EVENT; NOWCASTING; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; REAL TIME; STORM; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND;

FRANCE;

EID: 84896034001     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.2163     Document Type: Article

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