Reducing the effect of ground clutter on wind profiler velocity measurements

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 579-586

  May, Peter T ^a   Strauch, Richard G ^b  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 0001265312     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1998)015<0579:RTEOGC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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