Application of the 915 MHz profiler for diagnosing and classifying tropical precipitating cloud systems

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 141-151

  Gage, K S ^b   Williams, C R ^a   Ecklund, W L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0030535954     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01032005     Document Type: Article

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