Non-Rayleigh signal statistics in clustered statistically homogeneous rain

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 575-583

  Jameson, A R ^a,c   Kostinski, A B ^b  

^a RJH Scientific Inc   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAINFALL; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; REMOTE SENSING; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032853784     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<0575:NRSSIC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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