Ground-Based Radiometric Observations of Atmospheric Emission and Attenuation at 20.6, 31.65, and 90.0 GHz: A Comparison of Measurements and Theory

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1990, Pages 1569-1580

  Westwater, Ed R ^a   Snider, Jack B ^a   Falls, Michael J ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOMETERS; RADIOSONDES;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMAL EMISSION; ATTENUATION STATISTICS; LIQUID CLOUDS; NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE; RADIOMETRIC OBSERVATIONS; ZENITH-VIEWING OBSERVATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION;

EID: 0025505740     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: 15582221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/8.59770     Document Type: Article

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