Mountain reference technique: Use of mountain returns to calibrate weather radars operating at attenuating wavelengths

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D2, 2000, Pages 2281-2290

  Serrar, Soumia ^a,b   Delrieu, Guy ^a,b   Creutin, Jean Dominique ^a,b   Uijlenhoet, Remko ^a,b  

^a LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; RADAR; WEATHER;

FRANCE; GRENOBLE; RHONE-ALPES;

EID: 0033746058     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD901025     Document Type: Article

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