Stochastic filtering of rain profiles using radar, surface-referenced radar, or combined radar-radiometer measurements

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 229-242

  Haddad, Ziad S ^a   Im, Eastwood ^a   Durden, Stephen L ^a   Hensley, Scott ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; RADAR REFLECTIVITY PROFILE; RAIN PROFILE; STOCHASTIC FILTERING; SURFACE REFERENCED RADAR; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION;

EID: 0029750834     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1996)035<0229:SFORPU>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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