Raindrop spectra and updraft determination by combining Doppler radar and disdrometer

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 465-476

  Thomson, Alan D ^a   List, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0001508861     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1996)013<0465:RSAUDB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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