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Carvalho et al. 2002

Carvalho, L.M.V., Lavallée, D. and Jones, C. (2002). Multifractal properties of evolving convective systems over tropical South America. Geophysical Research Letters 29: doi: 10.1029/2001GL014276. issn: 0094-8276.

This paper examines variations in multifractal properties of evolving mesoscale convective systems over tropical South America using infrared satellite images and a tracking technique. It is shown that multifractal coefficients have diurnal variation and seem to be modulated by intraseasonal low-level circulations. This remote sensing approach has potential application to infer convective-scale processes occurring in individual mesoscale systems.

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Keywords
Hydrology, Precipitation, Mathematical Geophysics, Fractals and multifractals, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Convective processes, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Mesoscale meteorology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Remote sensing

Journal
Geophysical Research Letters
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