Backscattering gain measurements of spherical ice hydrometeors at 35.8 GHz and comparison to numerical computations

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 407-418

  Prodi, Franco ^a,b   Moretti, Alvise ^c   Sturniolo, Orazio ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

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EID: 0007582533     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1996)013<0407:BGMOSI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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