Comparisons between S-, C- and X-band polarimetric radar observations and convective-scale simulations of the HyMeX first special observing period

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 142, Issue , 2016, Pages 347-362

  Augros, C ^a,b   Caumont, O ^a   Ducrocq, V ^a   Gaussiat, N ^b   Tabary, P ^b  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^b MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

convective scale simulations; forward operator; polarimetric; radar

Indexed keywords

RADAR;

ATMOSPHERIC SIMULATIONS; CONVECTIVE-SCALE SIMULATIONS; FORWARD OPERATOR; POLARIMETRIC; POLARIMETRIC RADAR OBSERVATION; QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON; SIMULATED DISTRIBUTION; X-BAND POLARIMETRIC RADARS;

POLARIMETERS;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; DATA ASSIMILATION; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; WEATHER FORECASTING;

FRANCE;

EID: 84983373414     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.2572     Document Type: Article

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