Comparison of radar rainfall retrieval algorithms in convective rain during TOGA COARE

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1091-1096

  Durden, S L ^a   Haddad, Z S ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SENSING; ALGORITHM; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; DATA PROCESSING; RADAR IMAGERY; RAINFALL; TOGA-COARE; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

EID: 0032466697     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1998)015<1091:CORRRA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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