Towards improved radar estimates of surface precipitation rate at long range

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 123, Issue 537, 1997, Pages 145-163

  Kitchen, M ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bright band; Radar reflectivity; Rainfall rate; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION; RADAR; RAINFALL RATE; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0030812542     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.53705     Document Type: Article

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