Specific differential phase estimation in the presence of nonuniform rainfall medium along the path

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 11 PART 2, 1999, Pages 1690-1697

  Gorgucci, Eugenio ^a   Scarchilli, Gianfranco ^a   Chandrasekar, V ^b  

^a Inst Fisica dell'Atmosfera   (Italy)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL;

EID: 0033502113     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<1690:sdpeit>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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