Effects of nonuniform beam filling on rainfall retrieval for the TRMM precipitation radar

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 635-646

  Durden, S L ^a   Haddad, Z S ^a   Kitiyakara, A ^a   Li, F K ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADAR; RAINFALL;

EID: 0032426765     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1998)015<0635:EONBFO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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