Optimal generation of radar wind profiler spectra

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 723-733

  Wilfong, Timothy L ^a,b   Merritt, David A ^b   Lataitis, Richard J ^b   Weber, Bob L ^b   Wuertz, David B ^b   Strauch, Richard G ^c  

^a SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA INTERPRETATION; DATA QUALITY; FILTER; SPECTRA;

EID: 0032762886     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<0723:OGORWP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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