Differential Doppler velocity: A radar parameter for characterizing hydrometeor size distributions

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 649-663

  Wilson, Damian R ^a,b   Illingworth, Anthony J ^a   Blackman, T Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0009821199     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450-36.6.649     Document Type: Article

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