Analysis of the Gal-Chen-Zhang single-doppler velocity retrieval

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 5-18

  Lazarus, Steven ^a,b   Shapiro, Alan ^a   Droegemeier, Kelvin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; DOPPLER RADAR; ERROR ANALYSIS; WIND FIELD;

EID: 0032755340     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<0005:AOTGCZ>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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