Improved estimation of errors due to antenna geometry in RASS based on a radar wind profiler

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 69-79

  Petenko, Igor V ^a  

^a OBUKHOV INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0033475504     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007030050045     Document Type: Article

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