Forecasting storms over Lake Victoria using a high resolution model

Meteorological Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 419-430

  Chamberlain, J M ^a   Bain, C L ^a   Boyd, D F A ^a   Mccourt, K ^a   Butcher, T ^a   Palmer, S ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forecasting; Lake Victoria; Limited area model; Met Office; Tropical thunderstorms; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; FORECASTING; LAKES; STORMS;

CLOUD-TOP TEMPERATURES; HIGH-RESOLUTION MODELS; LAKE VICTORIA; LIMITED AREA MODELS; MET OFFICE; MODEL AND OBSERVATION; OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS; UGANDA;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

LAKE WATER; MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SATELLITE DATA; SOFTWARE; STORM; THUNDERSTORM;

EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE VICTORIA; UGANDA;

EID: 84898789129     PISSN: 13504827     EISSN: 14698080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/met.1403     Document Type: Article

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