Tropical rainfall measuring mission microwave imaging capabilities for the observation of rain clouds

Radio Science

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 335-349

  Bauer, P ^a   Bennartz, R ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLOUDS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MICROWAVE DEVICES;

RAINFALL MEASUREMENT; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION MICROWAVE IMAGER;

RAIN;

EID: 0032022251     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97RS02049     Document Type: Article

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