Polarimetric radar at attenuated wavelengths as a hydrological sensor

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 630-637

  Sauvageot, Henri ^a  

^a OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

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EID: 0000483154     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1996)013<0630:PRAAWA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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