On the tropical rainfall measuring mission (TRMM)

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 60, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 19-36

  Simpson, Joanne ^a   Kummerow, C ^a   Tao, W K ^a   Adler, R F ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0030492873     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01029783     Document Type: Article

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