High-Frequency Microbarograph-Observed Pressure Variations Associated with Gust Fronts during an Extreme Rainfall Event
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Overview of the Short-Lived Extreme Rainfall
3.2. Radar Analysis on the Mesoscale Boundaries and Associated Storms
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhang, J.; Bai, L.; Li, Z.; Du, Y.; Zhang, S. High-Frequency Microbarograph-Observed Pressure Variations Associated with Gust Fronts during an Extreme Rainfall Event. Remote Sens. 2024, 16, 101. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16010101
Zhang J, Bai L, Li Z, Du Y, Zhang S. High-Frequency Microbarograph-Observed Pressure Variations Associated with Gust Fronts during an Extreme Rainfall Event. Remote Sensing. 2024; 16(1):101. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16010101
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, **g**g, Lanqiang Bai, Zhaoming Li, Yu Du, and Shushi Zhang. 2024. "High-Frequency Microbarograph-Observed Pressure Variations Associated with Gust Fronts during an Extreme Rainfall Event" Remote Sensing 16, no. 1: 101. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16010101