A microwave radiometer rain retrieval method applicable to land areas

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 859-871

  Prabhakara, C ^a   Iacovazzi Jr , R ^b   Oki, R ^b   Weinman, J A ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b C ^*

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EID: 0033177344     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj1965.77.4_859     Document Type: Article

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