Quantification of path-integrated attenuation for X- and C-band weather radar systems operating in mediterranean heavy rainfall

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 840-850

  Delrieu, Guy ^a   Andrieu, Hervé ^b   Creutin, Jean Dominique ^a  

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

^b Division Eau   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT METHOD; POWER LAW; RADAR; RAINFALL;

EID: 0033859637     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2000)039<0840:QOPIAF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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