Twenty Below Celsius... A Number to Remember

Kieltyka, Frank; Torrence, Jim

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Twenty Below Celsius... A Number to Remember

1985
By Kieltyka, Frank ; Torrence, Jim
Series: Eastern Region technical attachment (National Weather Service (U.S.)) 85-10(A)

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Personal Author:

Kieltyka, Frank ; Torrence, Jim
Corporate Authors:

United States. National Weather Service. Eastern Region
NOAA Program & Office:

NWS (National Weather Service) ; ER (Eastern Region)
Description:

Echo tops with temperatures 20 below celsius or colder usually indicate a thunderstorm, while echo top temperatures warmer than 20 below celsius indicate rainshowers. This is not just a rule of thumb, but there is physics behind it.
Keywords:

Atmospheric Temperature Precipitation Forecasting Thunderstorm Forecasting Atmospheric Temperature Precipitation Forecasting Thunderstorm Forecasting
Series:

Eastern Region technical attachment (National Weather Service (U.S.)) 85-10(A)
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pdf
Document Type:

Technical Attachment
Place as Subject:

East (U.S.)
License:

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Rights Information:

CC0 Public Domain
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Submitted
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