Microphysical and radiative characteristics of convective clouds during COHMEXThe microphysical structure and the evolution of two strong isolated thunderstorms that occurred on July 11, 1986 in northern Alabama were investigated using data obtained during the Cooperative Huntsville Meteorological Experiment by CP-2 multiparameter radar, together with passive microwave measurements from ER-2 aircraft. A correlation was found between the magnitude of the microwave T(B) depression and the storm intensity, although a clear relationship was not always obvious between radar-deduced microphysical characteristics and passive microwave radiative observations.
Document ID
19920031370
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Fulton, Richard (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt; General Sciences Corp., Laurel, MD, United States)
Heymsfield, Gerald M. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)