Detection of ice hydrometeor alignment using an airborne W-band polarimetric radar

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-12

  Galloway, J ^a   Pazmany, A ^a   Mead, J ^a   Mcintosh, R E ^a   Leon, D ^b   French, J ^b   Kelly, R ^b   Vali, G ^b  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

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EID: 0002214442     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1997)014<0003:DOIHAU>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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