Hydrometeor and latent heat profiles of tropical cyclones Conson, Ivan and Catarina using PR/TRMM data Perfis de hidrometeoros e de calor latente dos ciclones tropicais Conson, Ivan e Catarina usando dados do PR/TRMM

ABSTRACT Microphysical and thermodynamical features of two tropical systems, namely Hurricane Ivan and Typhoon Conson, and one sub-tropical, Catarina, have been analyzed based on space-born radar PR measurements available on the TRMM satellite. The procedure to classify the reflectivity profiles fol...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Barbio Rosa, Augusto Pereira Filho, Prakki Satyamurty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Meteorologia 2010-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-77862010000200002