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Detection of rapidly developing convection using rapid scan data from a geostationary satellite

Jia LiuDepartment of Intelligent Science and Technology, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, ChinaView further author information
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Chuancai LiuDepartment of Intelligent Science and Technology, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Xingjian GuDepartment of Intelligent Science and Technology, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, ChinaView further author information
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Danyu QinInstitute of Meteorology, National Satellite Meteorological Centre, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
Pages 604-612 | Received 19 Apr 2015, Accepted 04 Jun 2015, Published online: 03 Jul 2015

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