Performance of the first European 482 MHz Wind Profiler Radar with RASS under operational conditions

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 248-261

  Steinhagen, H ^a   Dibbern, J ^a   Engelbart, D ^a   Gorsdorf U ^a   Lehmann, V ^a   Neisser, J ^a   Neuschaefer, J W ^b,c  

^a DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

^b Radian   (United States)

^c Radian International   (United States)

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EID: 0000320896     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/metz/7/1998/248     Document Type: Article

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