West African squall-line thermodynamic structure retrieved from dual- Doppler radar observations.

Abstract

Pressure and temperature fields within a West African squall line, retrieved from dual-Doppler radar data collected during the 'COPT 81' (Convection Profonde Tropicale) experiment are presented. The method for derivation of these results is approximately similar to that proposed by Gal-Chen, based on the an elastic equation of motion. Comparisons between pressure and temperature fields deduced from radar data at the lowest levels and surface network measurements show good agreement. -from Authors