A statistical comparison of VHF techniques to study clear-air vertical velocities in the lower atmosphere using the Jicamarca radar

Radio Science

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1565-1583

  Chau, Jorge L ^a,b   Balsley, Ben B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO GEOFÍSICO DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; RADAR ANTENNAS; RADAR MEASUREMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

VERTICAL VELOCITIES;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

EID: 0032202826     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98RS02774     Document Type: Review

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