Radar estimates of rainfall rates at the ground in bright band and non-bright band events

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 124, Issue 551, 1998, Pages 2417-2434

  Smyth, T J ^a   Illingworth, A J ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Linear depolarization ratio; Precipitation; Vertical profile of reflectivity

Indexed keywords

ERROR CORRECTION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADAR; RAINFALL;

EID: 0032460791     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.55111     Document Type: Article

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