Forecasting applications of radar-derived precipitation echo velocities in the vicinity of polar lows

G. A. Monk; K. A. Browning; P. R. Jonas

doi:10.3402/tellusa.v39i4.11771

Forecasting applications of radar-derived precipitation echo velocities in the vicinity of polar lows

Tellus

Volume 39 (1987): Issue 4

By: G. A. Monk, K. A. Browning and P. R. Jonas

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|Jan 1987

Abstract

Precipitation data derived from radar are shown to provide an operationally useful indication of the speed and direction of movement of two cyclonic vortices. For the particular kind of event studied, it is shown that by following the track of individual convection cells, a good indication of the strength of the gusts in exposed locations can be obtained.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v39i4.11771 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554

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Language: English

Page range: 426 - 433

Submitted on: Jun 30, 1986

Accepted on: Dec 23, 1986

Published on: Jan 1, 1987

Published by: Stockholm University Press

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 1987 G. A. Monk, K. A. Browning, P. R. Jonas, published by Stockholm University Press
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