The accuracy of water vapor and cloud liquid determination by dual‐frequency ground‐based microwave radiometry

Radio Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1978, Pages 677-685

  Westwater, Ed R ^a  

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RADIOMETERS - APPLICATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

EID: 0017995959     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: 1944799X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/RS013i004p00677     Document Type: Article

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