A study on the relation between terminal velocity and VHF backscatter from precipitation particles using the Chung-Li VHF radar

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1720-1729

  Chu, Yen Hsyang ^a   Shih, Shun Peng ^a   Su, Ching Lun ^a   Lee, Kan Lin ^a   Lin, Tzer Horng ^a   Liang, Wei Chung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; RADAR; VELOCITY;

EID: 0033512560     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1999)038<1720:ASOTRB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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