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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-3755-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-3755-2021
Research article
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25 May 2021
Research article |  | 25 May 2021

A simplified method for the detection of convection using high-resolution imagery from GOES-16

Yoonjin Lee, Christian D. Kummerow, and Milija Zupanski

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This study suggests two methods to detect convection using 1 min data from GOES-16: one method detects early convective clouds using their vertical growth rate and the other method detects mature convective clouds using their lumpy cloud top surfaces. Applying the two methods to 1-month data showed that the accuracy of the combined methods was 85.8 % and showed their potential to be used in regions where radar data are not available.
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