Radar-Based Automatic Identification and Quantification of Weak Echo Regions for Hail Nowcasting

The identification of some radar reflectivity signatures plays a vital role in severe thunderstorm nowcasting. A weak echo region is one of the signatures that could indicate updraft, which is a fundamental condition for hail production. However, this signature is underutilized in automatic forecast...

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Main Authors: Junzhi Shi, Ping Wang, Di Wang, Huizhen Jia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Atmosphere
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/10/6/325