An airborne Millimeter-wave Imaging Radiometer for cloud, precipitation, and atmospheric water vapor studies

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 610-619

  Racette, P ^a   Adler, R F ^a   Wang, J R ^a   Gasiewski, A J ^b   Jakson, D M ^b   Zacharias, D S ^c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c ZAX Millimeter Wave Corporation   (United States)

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EID: 0000901004     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1996)013<0610:AAMWIR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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