Statistics on tropical convective storms observed by radar

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dc.contributor.authorChaudhry, Fazal H.
dc.contributor.authorAndrade Filho, Alceu G.
dc.contributor.authorCalheiros, Roberto V. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)
dc.contributor.institutionState University of Ponta Grossa
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionInstituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-27T11:18:07Z
dc.date.available2014-05-27T11:18:07Z
dc.date.issued1996-10-01
dc.description.abstractConvective storm rainfall is of special importance to urban hydrological studies due to its temporal and spatial variability. Although dense networks of recording rain gauges can be employed to characterize such rainfall, very few investigations of this type have been undertaken due to their prohibitive cost. This paper reports some data on characteristics of tropical convective storms obtained from radar at Bauru in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Periods of convective precipitation were identified by exclusion of those related to frontal activity with the help of synoptic maps and the radar screen record. The occurrence and evolution of convective storms were observed in two 28 km × 28 km windows obtaining information on the life history of convective cells and the magnitude of rainfall. Frequency distributions of the time of occurrence of convective rainfall, cell size, area covered, life duration and maximum and average rainfall observed in the experimental areas are presented and discussed.en
dc.description.affiliationS. Carlos School of Engineering USP, C. P. 359, São Carlos, SP
dc.description.affiliationState University of Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa, PR
dc.description.affiliationMeteorological Research Institute UNESP, Bauru, SP
dc.description.affiliationNatl. Inst. of Space Research (INPE), São José dos Campos, SP
dc.description.affiliationUnespMeteorological Research Institute UNESP, Bauru, SP
dc.format.extent217-227
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0169-8095(95)00064-X
dc.identifier.citationAtmospheric Research, v. 42, n. 1-4, p. 217-227, 1996.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/0169-8095(95)00064-X
dc.identifier.issn0169-8095
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-0030428351
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/64851
dc.identifier.wosWOS:A1996VV47400017
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofAtmospheric Research
dc.relation.ispartofjcr3.817
dc.relation.ispartofsjr1,533
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectconvective strom
dc.subjectprecipitation assessment
dc.subjectradar
dc.subjectrainfall assessment
dc.subjecttropical storm
dc.subjecturban area
dc.subjectBrazil, Sao Paulo State, Bauru
dc.titleStatistics on tropical convective storms observed by radaren
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://www.elsevier.com/about/open-access/open-access-policies/article-posting-policy
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Centro de Meteorologia (IPMet), Baurupt

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