Extended velocity track display (EVTD): An improved processing method for Doppler radar observations of tropical cyclones

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 875-899

  Roux, Frank ^a,c   Marks Jr , Frank D ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE D AÉROLOGIE   (France)

^b NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER   (United States)

^c OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

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EID: 0005677893     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1996)013<0875:EVTDAI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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