Wind‐profiling Doppler radars for tropical atmospheric research

Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union

Volumn 71, Issue 50, 1990, Pages 1851-1854

  Gage, K S ^a   Balsley, B B ^a   Ecklund, W L ^a   Woodman, R F ^b   Avery, S K ^c  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO GEOFÍSICO DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH; DOPPLER RADAR; TROPICAL ATMOSPHERE; WIND PROFILING;

EID: 0025594154     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: 23249250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/EO071i050p01851-01     Document Type: Article

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