Extended overdetermined dual-doppler formalism in synthesizing airborne Doppler radar data

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 581-597

  Chong, Michel ^a   Campos, Cláudia ^a,b  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

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EID: 0007201054     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1996)013<0581:EODDFI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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