Radar-observed "fine lines" in the optically clear boundary layer: Reflectivity contributions from aerial plankton and its predators

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 235-262

  Russell, Robert W ^a,b   Wilson, James W ^c  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PLANKTON; BOUNDARY LAYER; DOPPLER RADAR; FINE LINE; INSECT; RADAR; REFLECTANCE;

EID: 0031459303     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1000237431851     Document Type: Article

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