The EDOP radar system on the high-altitude NASA ER-2 aircraft

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 795-809

  Heymsfield, Gerald M ^a   Bidwell, Steven W ^a   Caylor, I Jeff ^b   Ameen, Syed ^b   Nicholson, Shaun ^c   Boncyk, Wayne ^d   Miller, Lee ^e   Vandemark, Doug ^f   Racette, Paul E ^a   Dod, Louis R ^g  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^c NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^d EARTH RESOURCES OBSERVATION AND SCIENCE EROS CENTER   (United States)

^e CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^g Swales and Associates Inc   (United States)

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EID: 0000417770     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1996)013<0795:TERSOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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