Comparison of Remote Measurements by Single-and Dual-Wavelength Meteorological Radars

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience Electronics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1979, Pages 205-218

  Eccles, Peter J ^a  

^a Meteorology Technology Enterprises ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADAR - METEOROLOGICAL;

METEOROLOGY;

EID: 0018531648     PISSN: 00189413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGE.1979.294650     Document Type: Article

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