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Waterspout cloud top detection using MSG SEVIRI infrared brightness temperature over the northern Ionian Sea, Greece
K. Papachristopoulou
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Environmental Physics and Meteorology, Faculty of Physics, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Laboratory of Climatology and Atmospheric Environment, Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
I. T. Matsangouras
Laboratory of Climatology and Atmospheric Environment, Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Hellenic National Meteorological Service, Athens, Greece
P. T. Nastos
Laboratory of Climatology and Atmospheric Environment, Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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