Radome attenuation - A serious limiting factor for quantitative radar measurements?

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 85-90

  Germann, Urs ^a  

^a Osservatorio Ticinese   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0009402340     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/metz/8/1999/85     Document Type: Article

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