A comparison of radar reflectivity estimates of rainfall from collocated radars

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1264-1272

  Brandes, Edward A ^a   Vivekanandan, J ^a   Wilson, James W ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT METHOD; RADAR; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE;

COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033385372     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<1264:ACORRE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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