Characterization of Mediterranean hail-bearing storms using an operational polarimetric X-band radar

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 4681-4698

  Vulpiani, G ^a   Baldini, L ^b   Roberto, N ^b  

^a DIPARTIMENTO DELLA PROTEZIONE CIVILE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; HAIL; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MONITORING SYSTEM; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RADAR; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STORM;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ITALY; LAZIO; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME; SICILY; SYRACUSE; TYRRHENIAN SEA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84946761286     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-8-4681-2015     Document Type: Article

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