Lightning-based propagation of convective rain fields

This paper describes a new multi-sensor approach for continuously monitoring convective rain cells. It exploits lightning data from surface networks to propagate rain fields estimated from multi-frequency brightness temperature measurements taken by the AMSU/MHS microwave radiometers onboard NOAA/EU...

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Main Authors: S. Dietrich, D. Casella, F. Di Paola, M. Formenton, A. Mugnai, P. Sanò
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-05-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1571/2011/nhess-11-1571-2011.pdf