A comparison of automatic rain gauges

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 62-73

  Nystuen, Jeffrey A ^a,b,d   Proni, John R ^b   Black, Peter G ^b   Wilkerson, John C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC AND METEOROLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

^d Applied Physics Laboratory   (United States)

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EID: 0001932833     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1996)013<0062:ACOARG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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