Impacts of SSM/I retrieved rainfall rates on numerical prediction of a tropical cyclone

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1181-1198

  Peng, Melinda S ^a   Chang, Simon W ^b  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0000157842     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1996)124<1181:IOSRRR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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