Analyses of Shallow Convection over the Amazon Coastal Region Using Satellite Images, Data Observations and Modeling

Abstract The Belem region of the state of Para, which is located in northern of Brazil and part of the Amazon biome is characterized by high temperatures, strong convection, unstable air conditions and high humidity favoring the formation of convective clouds. Shallow convection and deep convection...

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Main Authors: Luciana Bassi Marinho Pires, Kay Suselj, Luciana Rossato, João Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Meteorologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-77862018000200366&lng=en&tlng=en