Semiempirical model for the reliability of a matched filter frequency estimator for Doppler lidar

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-28

  Dabas, Alain ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER LIDAR; MODEL; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 0032760666     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<0019:SMFTRO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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